durable

Definition of durable in English English dictionary: able to resist wear, decay; lasting; enduring; A durable good, one useful over more than one period, especially a year; {a} lasting, continuing long, strong, firm; {s} sturdy, long lasting; existing for a long time; "hopes for a durable peace"; "a long-lasting friendship"; Something that is durable is strong and lasts a long time without breaking or becoming weaker. Bone china is strong and durable. + durability du·rabil·ity Airlines recommend hard-sided cases for durability; very long lasting; "less durable rocks were gradually worn away to form valleys"; "the perdurable granite of the ancient Appalachian spine of the continent"; Able to endure or continue in a particular condition; lasting; not perishable or changeable; not wearing out or decaying soon; enduring; as, durable cloth; durable happiness; existing for a long time; "hopes for a durable peace"; "a long-lasting friendship" very long lasting; "less durable rocks were gradually worn away to form valleys"; "the perdurable granite of the ancient Appalachian spine of the continent" serviceable for a long time; "durable denim jeans; serviceable for a long time; "durable denim jeans"; serviceable for a long time; "durable denim jeans; serviceable; permanent
durable good: A good, as e.g. a household appliance, that yields services or utility over time rather than being used up when used once
durable goods: plural form of durable good
durable asset: property whose value will not be greatly decreased over time
durable goods: In economics, goods that have a life span of three or more years
durable goods: consumer goods that are not destroyed by use
durable goods: An item that can be used for many years
durable goods: Furniture, machinery, appliances, and similar goods that are not processed or consumed by their users
durable goods: Products that can be used frequently and have a long life expectancy, such as furniture, jewelry, and major appliances
durable goods: consumer goods that are used regularly over a long period of time (automobiles, refrigerators, etc.)
durable goods: Orders for durable goods-products expected to last more than three years, such as business machinery and major household appliances - are leading indicator because company orders respond to changes in demand Retail sales of durable goods to consumers are another leading indicator Because such purchases can be put off during bad times, any increase reflects a changing trend in consumer spending
durable goods: Long lasting goods not normally purchased on a daily basis such as televisions, washing machines (see Section 12 0, Retail & Commercial Leisure)
durable goods: goods that provide a service over a number of years, such as cars, major appliances, and furniture
durable goods: goods that produce a service over a number of years, such as cars, major appliances, and furniture
durable goods: Sturdy items, like furniture or appliances, that can be used for many years When people repair these products instead of buying new ones, they save money and reduce waste
durable goods: Longer-lived consumer goods, including automobiles, appliances, and furniture
durable goods: Items with a normal life expectancy of three years or more Automobiles, furniture, household appliances, and mobile homes are examples Because of their nature, expenditures for durable goods are generally postponable Consequently, durable goods sales are the most volatile component of consumer expenditures
durable goods: Durable goods or durables are goods such as televisions or cars which are expected to last a long time, and are bought infrequently. large things such as cars, televisions, and furniture, that you do not buy often British Equivalent: consumer durables
durable goods: Manufactured items with a normal life expectancy of three years or more Automobiles, furniture, household appliances and mobile homes are examples Because of their nature, expenditures for durable goods and generally postponable, Consequently, durable goods sale are a more volatile component of consumer expenditures
durable goods: goods that are consumed repeatedly over time
durable peace: lasting peace, peace agreement or state of peace that endures through time
durable power of attorney: authority to act in someone's name even in the event that they lose mental competence
durability: Permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
durability: {n} power of lasting
durably: {a} in a lasting or strong manner
consumer durable: Consumer durables are goods which are expected to last a long time, and are bought infrequently
durability: permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force; "they advertised the durability of their products"
durability: The ability of paper to maintain its properties with continued usage and handling
durability: An object, or complex of objects is durable if it is known to be invulnerable except to a known set of sources
durability: {i} lastingness, stability, solidity, permanence
durability: The ability of wood to resist the attacks of foreign organisms, such as fungi, insects, and marine borers under conditions that favor such attacks The main reason for the natural durability of some wood species is the presence of substances that are toxic to decay causing organisms In general, the heartwood of most species is more durable than the sapwood because of the presence of a wide variety of extraneous materials and phenolic substances in the heartwood Durability ratings usually refer to the heartwood, and are often based on heartwood samples in ground contact under long-term outdoor exposure or on actual reports of in-use performance under decay hazard conditions The ratings below, which are based on the Princes Risborough Laboratory, United Kingdom, classifications, follow a format that is commonly used
durability: A relative term used to describe the functional lifespan of a material typically compared to a control
durability: The ability of materials to withstand the potentially destructive action of natural conditions and chemical reactions
durability: The property of an asphalt pavement that represents its ability to resist disintegration by weathering and traffic
durability: the rate at which the condition of the tires degrade over time
durability: The degree to which a coating or caulk can withstand the destructive effects of the environment to which it is exposed The term also refers to interior applications, including the ability to withstand scrubbing, abrasion, etc
durability: A measure of useful life (a special case of reliability)
durability: The degree to which a material retains its physical properties while subjected to stress, such as heavy use, or adverse environmental conditions To say a material is durable suggests that it has high initial strength, and will last a long time under normal conditions of use
durability: The ability of a fabric to resist wear through continual use
durability: Ability of a ship to take a lot of damage before loosing critical internal systems (Example: The Kzinti BC is Durable, because of the great many hits it takes to dig into the shuttle bay)
durability: The degree to which a material retains its physical properties while subjected to stress, such as heavy use To say that a material is durable suggests that it has a high initial strength
durability: Changes that a transaction makes to a database survive future system or media failures
durability: The ability of a rock to retain its physical and mechanical properties (i e resist degradation) in engineering service
durability: The lasting qualities of a paint film The wearability of paint under conditions for which it was designed
durability: The probability that an item will continue to function at customer expectation levels, at the useful life without requiring overhaul or rebuild due to wearout
durability: The state or quality of being durable; the power of uninterrupted or long continuance in any condition; the power of resisting agents or influences which tend to cause changes, decay, or dissolution; lastingness
durability: The ability of wood to resist decay and other forms of deterioration
durability: How well an FPF retains its comfort, support and shape with use
durability: The ability to exist for a long time without significant deterioration, or change in appearance
durability: The D in ACID Durability means that a transaction’s committed updates must be durable, even in the case of hardware or software failure
durability: As applied to flexible foams, the term refers to how well a foam retains its load bearing capacity and shape with use Most measures of durability are done with laboratory-scale tests
durability: If a transaction succeeds, then its effect on the data is persistently captured, and will survive subsequent system failures resulting in loss of data in volatile memory Durability is usually enforced by first writing modified data to some non-volatile memory (usually disc), before a transaction is allowed to commit If there is a system failure, the state of the non-volatile memory must be recovered to reflect the effect of all and only committed transactions
durability: A physical characteristic of real estate that describes the relative permanence of buildings and the indestructibility of land
durability: The idea that once a transaction has been committed to the database, the results of that transaction are permanent In other words, the effects of the transaction will persist even a in the event of a system failure or other catastrophe
durably: In a durable manner
durably: In a lasting manner; with long continuance
durably: enduringly, stably, steadily
non-durable parts: parts which must be replaced after a certain period of time

durable

Hyphenation

du·ra·ble

Turkish pronunciation

dûrıbıl

Synonyms

permanent, abiding, constant, dependable, diuturnal, enduring, fast, firm, fixed, impervious, lasting, long-continued, perdurable, perduring, persistent

Antonyms

weak, transitory, nondurable, fragile, impermanent, poorly made, temporary, undependable, unsturdy

Pronunciation

/ˈdo͝orəbəl/ /ˈdʊrəbəl/

Etymology

[ 'dur-&-b&l also ] (adjective.) 14th century. From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin dūrābilis (“lasting, permanent”), from dūrō (“harden, make hard”).

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