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Movable vs Moving - What's the difference?

movable | moving |

As adjectives the difference between movable and moving

is that movable is capable of being moved, lifted, carried, drawn, turned, or conveyed, or in any way made to change place or posture; susceptible of motion; not fixed or stationary; as, a movable steam engine while moving is (no comparative or superlative) That moves or move.

As nouns the difference between movable and moving

is that movable is something which is movable; an article of wares or goods; a commodity; a piece of property not fixed, or not a part of real estate; generally, in the plural, goods; wares; furniture while moving is the relocation of goods.

As a verb moving is

present participle of lang=en.

movable

English

Alternative forms

* moveable

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Capable of being moved, lifted, carried, drawn, turned, or conveyed, or in any way made to change place or posture; susceptible of motion; not fixed or stationary; as, a movable steam engine.
  • Changing from one time to another; as, movable feasts, i.e. church festivals, whose date varies from year to year.

    • Antonyms

    * immovable

    Derived terms

    * movable letter

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something which is movable; an article of wares or goods; a commodity; a piece of property not fixed, or not a part of real estate; generally, in the plural, goods; wares; furniture.

    • References

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    moving

    English

    (wikipedia moving)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (no comparative or superlative ) That moves or move.
    • moving pictures
  • That causes someone to feel emotion.
  • * Coleridge
    • I sang an old moving story.

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

  • (uncountable) The relocation of goods
  • (countable) A causing of a movement
    • The rats' movings are willed movements.