ˈslideable, a.
Also slidable.
[f. slide v.]
a. Liable to slide or alter. rare—1.
| 1662 Chandler tr. Van Helmont's Oriat., It desired a more stable and quiet Inn, than that which should be slideable every hour. |
b. That may be slid.
| 1888 Engineer LXV. 538/4 A screw mounted in a bearing slidable in a right line. 1925 A. W. Judge Carburettors & Carburation iv. 63 M is a slidable clip. 1969 Jane's Freight Containers 1968–69 408/2 The bogie will be slidable along the full length of the chassis. |
Hence ˈslidably adv.
| 1907 F. W. Lanchester Aerodynamics 348 A square plane of thin brass, mounted ‘slidably’ on anti-friction rollers. 1954 Patents for Inventions. Abridgments of Specifications Group xxxiv. 23/1 The spiders 8 of which are also slidably mounted on the shafts. |