explainable

Adjective
US[ik-spley-nuh-buhl]/ɪkˈspleɪnəbəl/4 syllables
Synonyms: interpretable

Open English WordNet

Adjective (1)

  1. capable of being understood“explainable phenomena”Synonyms: interpretableOpposite incomprehensibleSimilar explicable
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Ex·plain′a·ble adjective

Origin: L. explainabilis.

Capable of being explained or made plain to the understanding; capable of being interpreted. Sir. T. Browne. Syn. — explicable.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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