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burr | clickability |

As a proper noun burr

is .

As a noun clickability is

(computing) the quality of being clickable, of causing a particular action when clicked.

burr

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) burre, perhaps from (etyl) , from (etyl).

Noun

(en noun)
  • A sharp, pointy object, such as a sliver or splinter.
  • A bur; a seed pod with sharp features that stick in fur or clothing.
  • A small piece of material left on an edge after a cutting operation.
  • * Tomlinson
    • The graver, in ploughing furrows in the surface of the copper, raises corresponding ridges or burrs .
  • A thin flat piece of metal, formed from a sheet by punching; a small washer put on the end of a rivet before it is swaged down.
  • A broad iron ring on a tilting lance just below the grip, to prevent the hand from slipping.
  • The earlobe.
  • The knot at the bottom of an antler.
    • Synonyms
    * (kind of seed pod) sticker; bur
    Derived terms
    * deburr

    Etymology 2

    Onomatopoeia, influenced by bur.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A rough humming sound.
  • A rolled "r".

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To pronounce with a rolled "r".
  • To make a rough humming sound.

    • Etymology 3

    Origin uncertain.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A metal ring at the top of the hand-rest on a spear.
  • * :
    • And there kyng Arthur smote syr mordred vnder the shelde wyth a foyne of his spere thorughoute the body more than a fadom / And whan syr Mordred felte that he had hys dethes wounde / He thryst hym self wyth the myght that he had vp to the bur of kynge Arthurs spere / And right so he smote his fader Arthur wyth his swerde holden in bothe his handes

    Etymology 4

    From burl.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (British)
    • English onomatopoeias Geordie English

    clickability

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (computing) The quality of being clickable, of causing a particular action when clicked
  • * {{quote-book, 2007, Virginia DeBolt, Mastering Integrated HTML and CSS citation
    • , passage=If a more obvious clue that clearly communicates clickability , such as an underline, fails to appear on a web page, users might start desperately running the mouse around the page
  • (manufacturing) The ability of a foam to retain its original shape after cutting, without deformation or burrs
  • * {{quote-us-patent, 1974, Bernard Rudner & Peter Daniel Pauly, METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF POLYURETHANE FOAM USING OXAZOLINES AS CATALYSTS, 3914189 citation
    • , passage=The "clickability " of the foams, a measurement of a foam's usefulness in die-cutting processes, was determined by placing a piece of foam 1 in. thick under a square die, 2 1/2 by 2 1/2 in.}}

    Synonyms

    * (manufacturing) punchability

    Hypernyms

    * (web design) interactivity * (manufacturing) workability

    Related terms

    * clickable