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   inoperable

   /ɪnˈɒp(ə)rəbl/

   adjective

   • 1. not able to be suitably operated on: "inoperable cancer" Similar untreatableincurablebeyond curebeyond surgeryirremediablemalignantterminalfataldeadlylethalmortalrare:immedicableOpposite operablecurable
   • 2. not able to be used: "the airfield was bombed and made inoperable" Similar unusableout of actionout of orderout of servicenot in servicenot operativenot in operationnot workingnon-activeunable to be used
   • 3. not able to be implemented; impractical: "the procedures were inoperable" Similar impracticalunworkableunfeasibleunrealisticnon-viableimpracticableunserviceableunsuitableinappropriateinconvenientOpposite workable

   Derivatives

   • 1. inoperability noun
   • 2. inoperably adverb

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   What does inoperable mean?

   • Get Word of the Day daily email! The meaning of INOPERABLE is not treatable or remediable by surgery. How to use inoperable in a sentence.

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   What is the difference between inoperable and inoperability?

   • Granted, in medicine, inoperable describes being unsuitable for surgury without undue risk (as in, an inoperable tumor). However, inoperability has another meaning; which Collins describes as the state of being unworkable, or incapable of being operated. TFD lists it as the noun form of inoperable, which means not functioning or inoperative.

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   What does “permanently inoperable” mean?

   • According to the ATF any firearm that has been made “permanently inoperable” is no longer a firearm, and no longer subject to firearms-related laws. The definition of “permanently inoperable” in 27 CFR § 478.11 is as follows:

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   What is an inoperable case?

   • In inoperable cases benefit may follow the use of the X-rays, or of radium. The fourth case supposes the cancer is inoperable but the child viable. The third case is that of an inoperable cancer and an inviable child. Inoperable definition: not operable or practicable.. See examples of INOPERABLE used in a sentence.

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   The meaning of INOPERABLE is not treatable or remediable by surgery. How to use inoperable in a sentence.

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   inoperable adjective (NOT WORKING) If a system, plan, machine, etc. is inoperable, it cannot be done or made to work.

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   Inoperable definition: not operable or practicable.. See examples of INOPERABLE used in a sentence.

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   Define inoperable. inoperable synonyms, inoperable pronunciation, inoperable translation, English dictionary definition of inoperable. adj. 1. Not functioning; inoperative. 2. Unsuitable for a surgical procedure: an inoperable tumor. in·op′er·a·bil′i·ty n. in·op′er·a·bly adv.

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   Synonyms for INOPERABLE: malfunctioning, broken, inoperative, nonfunctional, nonfunctioning, down, useless, out of commission; Antonyms of INOPERABLE: operating, operational, functioning, operative, functional, operable, working, effective.

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   adjective. formal uk / ɪˈnɒp. ə r.ə.tɪv / us / ˌɪnˈɑː.pɚ.ə.t̬ɪv / Add to word list. (of a law, rule, etc.) not having effect or power, or (of a machine, system, etc.) not working or not able to work as usual: The old regulations became inoperative when the new ones were issued.

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   Inoperable generally refers to something that cannot be resolved, corrected or fixed through operation or surgery, particularly in medical context. It also signifies something that is not functioning or is unable to work effectively.