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Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Movable

/mo͞ov'-əb-əl/ · Mov·a·ble · IPA /ˈmuːvəbəl/
01 a. Capable of being moved, lifted, carried, drawn, turned, or conveyed, or in any way made to change place or posture; susceptible of motion; …
  1. 1.
    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.
  2. 2.
    Changing from one time to another; as, movable feasts, i. e., church festivals, the date of which varies from year to year.
Phrases & compounds
Movable letter — a letter that is pronounced, as opposed to one that is quiescent.
Movable feast — a holy day that changes date, depending on the lunar cycle. An example of such a day is Easter.
Syn. transferable, transferrable, transportable.
02 n. 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; wa…
pl. Movables
  1. 1.
    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.
    “Furnished with the most rich and princely movables.” — Evelyn.
  2. 2.
    Property not attached to the soil.(Rom. Law)