Dictionary entry

Movable

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Mov″a‐ble (?), a. [Cf. OF. movable. See Move.] 1. Capable of being moved, lifted, carried, drawn, turned, or conveyed, or in any way made to change place or posture; susceptible of motion; not fixed or stationary; as, a movable steam engine.

2. Changing from one time to another; as, movable feasts, i.e., church festivals, the date of which varies from year to year.

Movable letter(Heb. Gram.), a letter that is pronounced, as opposed to one that is quiescent.