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wearable

[wair-uh-buhl]

adjective

  1. capable of being worn; appropriate, suitable, or ready for wearing.

    old shoes that are still wearable.

  2. Digital Technology.relating to or noting a computer or advanced electronic device that is incorporated into an accessory worn on the body or an item of clothing.

    wearable gadgets embedded in fabric;

    a wearable heart-rate sensor.



noun

  1. Usually wearables something that may be worn or carried on the body, as an item of clothing.

    high-fashion wearables.

wearable

/ ˈɛəəə /

adjective

  1. suitable for wear or able to be worn

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. (often plural) any garment that can be worn

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • unwearable adjective
  • ˌɱ𲹰ˈٲ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of wearable1

First recorded in 1580–90; wear + -able
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Metal music fans heading to the mosh pits of Download festival this weekend are being urged to put their wearable technology into airplane mode to avoid making accidental 999 calls.

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Participants can choose either face-to-face group sessions or digital support, including wearable tech and access to health coaches and peer groups.

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They’ll even make you a unicorn or a sasquatch or a wearable Velociraptor costume that roars and can open and close its jaws.

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The race to build AI-powered wearable gadgets and roll out more AI tools that can generate video, text and code and help people shop also means that major tech companies are recruiting top-tier talent.

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One 2023 study comparing 11 different sleep trackers reported that most wearables generally overestimate sleep because they may not be able to distinguish between a person lying in bed at rest and a person sleeping.

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