1 formal : able to be used : capable of operating or of being operated
▪ The subway system will be fully operable [=functional, operational] by next month. ▪ The radio is operable without the car running. — opposite inoperable 2 2 medical : able to be corrected or removed by surgery
▪ an operable cancer — opposite inoperable 1
▪ The subway system will be fully operable [=functional, operational] by next month. ▪ The radio is operable without the car running. — opposite inoperable 2
▪ an operable cancer — opposite inoperable 1





