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Paintable vs Pointable - What's the difference?

paintable | pointable |

As adjectives the difference between paintable and pointable

is that paintable is that can be painted; to which a coating of paint can be applied while pointable is capable of being pointed, or turned to face something.

paintable

English

Adjective

(-)
  • That can be painted; to which a coating of paint can be applied.
  • That can be painted (rendered by an artist in paint).

    • Antonyms

    * unpaintable

    pointable

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Capable of being pointed, or turned to face something.
  • * 1995 , David L. Verbyla, Satellite Remote Sensing of Natural Resources
    • The SPOT satellite system is unique in that it has pointable mirrors which allow for flexible user-specified ground coverage. This high temporal resolution is important for monitoring dynamic events such as forest fires