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System used by trains to cross a break of gauge
Variable gauge systems allow railway vehicles to travel between two railways with different track gauges. Vehicles are equipped with variable gauge axles
Variable_gauge
Meeting place of different width rail lines
wagons, dual gauge track or variable gauge axles, and containerization of freight, but they were not implemented at the height of the Gauge War in the 1840s
Break_of_gauge
Spanish railway rolling stock manufacturer
track gauge at either side of the Pyrenees. Recognising the value in effectively overcoming that impediment, Talgo developed its own variable-gauge vehicle
Talgo
Railway track gauge (1676 mm)
5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm), also known as the Indian gauge is a broad track gauge, used on Indian, Pakistani, western Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan, Argentine and
5_ft_6_in_gauge_railway
Experimental Japanese train class
high-speed train equipped with variable-gauge axles, enabling through operation between the 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge Shinkansen network and the
Gauge_Change_Train
Railway line with a width less than the standard
A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge (distance between the rails) narrower than 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Narrow-gauge_railway
Rail track gauge wider than 4 ft 8 1/2 in
broad-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge (the distance between the rails) broader than the 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) used by standard-gauge railways
Broad-gauge_railway
High-speed train
standard 3+2 seating arrangement Versions for fixed gauge (1,435 mm, 1,520 mm or 1,668 mm) and variable gauge are planned. The traction system is compatible
Talgo_AVRIL
Railway track gauge
track gauge of 5 ft (1,524 mm) first appeared in the United Kingdom and the United States. This gauge became commonly known as "Russian gauge", because
5 ft and 1520 mm gauge railways
5_ft_and_1520_mm_gauge_railways
Railway track gauge (1668 mm)
Iberian gauge (Spanish: ancho ibérico, trocha ibérica, Portuguese: bitola ibérica) is a track gauge of 1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in), most extensively used
Iberian-gauge_railway
Railway Gauges
Europe use the standard gauge of 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in). Some countries use broad gauge, of which there are three types. Narrow gauges are also in use. Russian
Track_gauge_in_Europe
Railway track gauge (1000 mm)
Metre-gauge railways (US: meter-gauge railways) are narrow-gauge railways with track gauge of 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) or 1 metre. Metre gauge is used
Metre-gauge_railway
Railway track gauge (106.7 cm)
gauge of 3 feet 6 inches (1,067 mm) were first constructed as horse-drawn wagonways. The first intercity passenger railway to use the 3 ft 6 in gauge
3_ft_6_in_gauge_railways
Widths of railway tracks
gauges were used in the United States. Some railways, primarily in the northeast, used standard gauge of 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm); others used gauges
Track gauge in the United States
Track_gauge_in_the_United_States
Spacing of the rails on a railway track
narrow-gauge equipment. Solutions to interchangeability problems include bogie exchanges, a rollbock system, dual gauge, variable gauge, or gauge conversion
Track_gauge
an overview of railway track gauges by size. A gauge is measured between the inner faces of the rails. Model railway gauges are covered in rail transport
List_of_track_gauges
Change of rail tracks or rail vehicles to a different gauge
(5 ft 5+21⁄32 in) gauge in Spain pass through an installation which adjusts their variable-gauge axles. This process is known as "gauge change". Goods wagons
Track_gauge_conversion
System for operating railway wagons on two or more gauges
wagons on two or more gauges to overcome difference in the track gauge. To perform a bogie exchange, a car is converted from one gauge to another by removing
Bogie_exchange
Chassis for wheels and suspension under vehicles
overcome breaks of gauge, some bogies are being fitted with variable gauge axles (VGA) so that they can operate on two different gauges. These include the
Bogie
Intense competition between expanding railway companies in 19th-century Great Britain
transporter wagons, dual gauge, and even containerization or variable gauge axles. However, these were not actually implemented during the Gauge War in the 1840s
British_Gauge_War
Spanish railway and bus manufacturing company
vehicles, rapid transit trains, railroad cars and locomotives, as well as variable gauge axles that can be fitted on any[citation needed] existing truck or bogie
Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles
Construcciones_y_Auxiliar_de_Ferrocarriles
Railway track gauge (1435 mm)
international gauge, UIC gauge, uniform gauge, normal gauge in Europe, and SGR in East Africa. It is the most widely used track gauge around the world
Standard-gauge_railway
Railway with a 15 inch track gauge
Minimum-gauge railways are railways with track gauges smaller than those of narrow-gauge railways, primarily designed for light, industrial, or tourist
Minimum-gauge_railway
Railway track gauge (1600 mm)
Railways with a track gauge of 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) fall within the category of broad-gauge railways. As of 2022[update], they were extant in Australia
5_ft_3_in_gauge_railway
Railway track gauge (381 mm)
Fifteen-inch–gauge railways were pioneered by Sir Arthur Percival Heywood, who was interested in what he termed a minimum-gauge railway for use as estate
Fifteen-inch–gauge_railway
Physical theory with fields invariant under the action of local "gauge" Lie groups
that makes the gauge field vanish. When analyzing the dynamics of a gauge theory, the gauge field must be treated as a dynamical variable, similar to other
Gauge_theory
Irish railway standard
The track gauge adopted by the mainline railways in Ireland is 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in). This unusually broad track gauge is otherwise found only in Australia
Track_gauge_in_Ireland
High speed train type
they can change gauge at low speed without stopping using Talgo's RD variable gauge system. The carriages are constructed from aluminium and incorporate
Renfe_Class_130
Super-broad-gauge railway planned by Germany
[ˈbʁaɪtʃpuːɐ̯baːn], transl. broad-gauge railway) was a railway system planned and partly surveyed by Nazi Germany. Its track gauge – the distance between the
Breitspurbahn
gauge indicates the distance between the inside edges of the running rails. Standard gauge is defined as 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in), and narrow gauge as
List of 2 ft 3 in gauge railways
List_of_2_ft_3_in_gauge_railways
Topics referred to by the same term
track Variable gauge, system to allow railway vehicles to travel across a break of gauge Birmingham gauge, for metal wire and tube products French gauge, mainly
Gauge
Railway service in Switzerland
the meter-gauge section of the line between Zweisimmen and Montreux, due to increased wear on standard-gauge tracks caused by the variable gauge rolling
GoldenPass_Express
SUW 2000 is a Polish variable gauge system that allows trains to cross a break of gauge. It is interoperable with the German Rafil Type V system (built
SUW_2000
Railway track gauge (914 mm)
Three foot gauge railways have a track gauge of 3 ft (914 mm) or 1 yard. This gauge is a narrow gauge and is generally found throughout North, Central
3_ft_gauge_railways
Ability of systems to work with each other
difficult to overcome (at reasonable cost) is incompatibility of gauge, though variable gauge axle systems can be used on rolling stock. In telecommunications
Interoperability
some short sections of dual gauge track they did not convert the main lines. The GTR trialled 500 wagons with variable gauge wheel-sets but these proved
Track_gauge_in_Canada
Traditionally, the track gauge in Spain now managed by Adif, is 1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in), known as Iberian gauge. This gauge (originally 1,674mm but
Track_gauge_in_Spain
Railway company in Switzerland
fitted with variable gauge bogies to allow through running across the 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge / 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge break-of-gauge
Montreux Oberland Bernois Railway
Montreux_Oberland_Bernois_Railway
Railway track gauge
Two foot and 600 mm gauge railways are narrow-gauge railways with track gauges of 2 ft (610 mm) and 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in), respectively. Railways with
2 ft and 600 mm gauge railways
2_ft_and_600_mm_gauge_railways
pp. 56–59. OCLC 170056962. 軌間可変電車（フリーゲージトレイン）国内走行試験 在来線130km/h達成 [Free Gauge Train achieves 130 km/h on conventional line in Japanese testing] (in Japanese)
List_of_high-speed_trains
atmospheric pressure) − 26 inHg (gauge pressure). Atmospheric pressure is typically about 100 kPa at sea level, but is variable with altitude and weather. If
Pressure_measurement
Railway track gauge (1495 mm)
Toronto-gauge railways are streetcar and rapid transit lines built to Toronto gauge, a broad gauge of 1,495 mm (4 ft 10+7⁄8 in). This is 60 mm (2+3⁄8 in)
Toronto-gauge_railways
Topics referred to by the same term
Gauge Changing may refer to: Axle exchange Bogie exchange Variable gauge Track gauge conversion Wheelset exchange This disambiguation page lists articles
Gauge_Changing
Standard gauge was favored for railway construction in the United States, although a fairly large narrow-gauge system developed in the Rocky Mountains
Narrow-gauge railroads in the United States
Narrow-gauge_railroads_in_the_United_States
Railways
narrow-gauge railways in Italy were built with Italian metre gauge, which is actually 950 mm (3 ft 1+3⁄8 in) because historically the Italian track gauge was
Narrow-gauge railways in Italy
Narrow-gauge_railways_in_Italy
Italy had two unusual dominant track gauges which were legally defined depending on the terrain encountered. The gauge of 1,445 mm (4 ft 8+7⁄8 in) was used
Track_gauge_in_Italy
Railway track gauge
(2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) narrow-gauge railways are very similar to 760 mm (2 ft 5+15⁄16 in) and 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge. 750 mm gauge rolling stock is almost
750_mm_gauge_railways
Railway track gauge (762 mm)
2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge railways are narrow gauge railways with track gauge of 2 ft 6 in (762 mm). That gauge was particularly promoted by Thomas Hall
2_ft_6_in_gauge_railways
Scottish railway track width
The 4 ft 6 in (1,372 mm) track gauge, also called the Scotch gauge, was adopted by early 19th century railways mainly in the Lanarkshire area of Scotland
4_ft_6_in_gauge_railway
Railway track with more than two rails
sidings are more expensive to install on dual gauge tracks than on two single gauge tracks. Dual gauge is used when there is not enough room for two single
Dual_gauge
Railway track gauge (760 mm)
Bosnian-gauge railways are railways with track gauge of 760 mm (2 ft 5+15⁄16 in). These were found extensively in the former Austro-Hungarian Empire as
Bosnian-gauge_railways
High-speed rail operator in Spain
2022, it was speculated that the company may in the future acquire variable-gauge trains, which would enable Iryo to provide services to areas, such as
Iryo
Chinese high-speed train model
North railway station CR400BF-0031 (CRRC Variable Gauge EMU Prototype) CR400BF-G-0051 (CRRC Variable Gauge EMU Prototype) CR400BF-BZ at Beijing South
China_Railway_CR400BF
Railway gauges of Australia
rail gauges in Australia were initiated in the very early years of railway development and remain in operation today. The diversity of track gauges – the
Rail_gauge_in_Australia
This is a list of 3 ft (914 mm) narrow-gauge railways in the United States. Narrow-gauge railroads of various sizes existed across the US, especially
3 ft gauge railroads in the United States
3_ft_gauge_railroads_in_the_United_States
Swiss rolling stock manufacturer
locomotives for VR Group in Finland GoldenPass Express in Switzerland with variable gauge axles Two-section diesel-electric railcar designated as Bm 4/8 for Huawei's
Stadler_Rail
High-speed train type
incorporate CAF's BRAVA (Bogie de Rodadura de Ancho Variable Autopropulsado) system which allows gauge-changing without stopping and operating speeds of
Renfe_Class_120_/_121
Topics referred to by the same term
bogies Variable gauge, a system using adjustable wheel sets where the gauge is altered by driving the train through a gauge changer Dual gauge, the use
Change of gauge (disambiguation)
Change_of_gauge_(disambiguation)
Village in Suvalkija, Lithuania
operates, which includes the SUW 2000 variable gauge axle system that allows fitted trains to pass through the break of gauge at walking pace. Mockava railway
Mockava
Procedure of coping with redundant degrees of freedom in physical field theories
procedure for coping with redundant degrees of freedom in field variables. By definition, a gauge theory represents each physically distinct configuration of
Gauge_fixing
Railway track gauge
900 mm (2 ft 11+7⁄16 in) narrow-gauge railways are generally found in Europe. This gauge is mostly used for light urban rail networks, industrial and agricultural
900_mm_gauge_railways
French automobile and light railway manufacturer
Decauville's major innovation was the use of ready-made sections of light, narrow-gauge track fastened to steel sleepers; this track was portable and could be disassembled
Decauville
Proposed bridge or tunnel connection between Russia and Alaska
two breaks of gauge. It is possible to transfer a 60-container train in one hour.[citation needed] Another solution is variable gauge axles for locomotives
Bering_Strait_crossing
Railway station in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, Japan
variable gauge test track within the yards of the station, on which an experimental variable-gauge bogie could be moved on trial runs through gauge-change
Tsuruga_Station
Estonia mainly uses a track gauge of 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) or 1,524 mm (5 ft), inherited from the Russian Empire and/or Soviet occupation times
Track_gauge_in_Estonia
067 mm) gauge railroads in the United States are historical railroads, or are commonly used in underground coal mines. In the past, this gauge had been
3 ft 6 in gauge railroads in the United States
3_ft_6_in_gauge_railroads_in_the_United_States
High-speed train built by CAF
with 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) (standard gauge), 1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in) (Iberian gauge) and variable gauge options has been developed. Oaris bodyshells
CAF_Oaris
High-speed railway line in Japan
be built together as a variable gauge system. Permission to build the line between Takeo-Onsen and Nagasaki as a standard gauge Shinkansen was applied
Nishi_Kyushu_Shinkansen
German braking system manufacturer
2002, Knorr-Bremse has been working on variable gauge systems for more efficient solutions to break of gauge problems.[citation needed] Knorr-Bremse
Knorr-Bremse
length, track gauge, electrification system. The majority of tram systems use 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge. Standard gauge is used for most
List of tram systems by gauge and electrification
List_of_tram_systems_by_gauge_and_electrification
A list of 2 ft 6 in gauge railways in Japan. Sangi Railway Hokusei Line Yokkaichi Asunarou Railway Hachiōji Line Yokkaichi Asunarou Railway Utsube Line
2 ft 6 in gauge railways in Japan
2_ft_6_in_gauge_railways_in_Japan
variable gauge trains. Those can run on high-speed lines at a maximum of 250 km/h (155 mph), and can also change between standard- and Iberian-gauge lines
High-speed_rail_in_Spain
Proposed rail undersea tunnel
Rail Baltica track) without new tracks being built or the use of a variable gauge system. Tentative plans have been made to build separate freight stations
Helsinki–Tallinn_Tunnel
Smoothbore/rifled shotgun caliber
A 20-gauge shotgun, also known as 20 bore or 20 gauge, is a type of smoothbore shotgun. Twenty-gauge shotguns have a bore diameter of .615 in (15.6 mm)
20-gauge_shotgun
to three track gauges: 1600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge, 1435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge, and 1067 mm (3 ft 6 in) narrow gauge. Despite standardising
Rail_transport_in_Australia
Rail gauge in Slovakia. The track gauge for most lines in Slovakia is the international standard gauge of 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in). Two lines connecting
Track_gauge_in_Slovakia
Pair of railroad wheels fixed on to an axle
axle Plain bearing Rolling-element bearing Train wheel Variable gauge axles Wheelbase Wheel gauge Tuzik, Bob (8 January 2014). "Taking the Long View: 20
Wheelset_(rail_transport)
Russian express train
Safety system KLUB-U Track gauge 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) Russian gauge convertible Variable gauge Talgo to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Strizh_(train)
The vast majority of North American railroads are standard gauge (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in / 1,435 mm). Exceptions include some streetcar, subway and rapid transit
Track_gauge_in_North_America
Railway station in the village Mostyska Druhi, Yavoriv Raion in Lviv Oblast of Ukraine
track gauge changing facility of the SUW 2000 variable gauge axle system has been installed to allow fitted trains to pass through the break of gauge at
Mostyska_II
Place in Astara, Azerbaijan
planned. This break of gauge station is likely to be equipped with bogie exchange and SUW 2000 variable gauge axle track gauge changing facility.[citation
Astara,_Azerbaijan
Electronic component used to measure strain
A strain gauge (also spelled strain gage) is a device used to measure strain on an object. Invented by Edward E. Simmons and Arthur C. Ruge in 1938, the
Strain_gauge
Proposed railway across Europe and Asia
Language, including Seaspeak. Break of gauge devices, such as dual gauge, Train on Train piggybacking or variable gauge axles. Transportation and railway ministers
Trans-Asian_Railway
Iberian gauge network presents additional challenges. Both Talgo and CAF supply trains with variable gauge wheels operated by automatic gauge-changer
High-speed_rail_in_Europe
Ongoing nationwide standardisation of railway track gauge in India
and unify almost all rail gauges in India to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge. These lines were dismantled without a broad-gauge replacement. These were
Project_Unigauge
Railway line in Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Turkey
standard gauge, which is used by Turkey. The line therefore includes a break of gauge near Akhalkalaki, which typically requires either variable gauge wheelsets
Baku–Tbilisi–Kars_railway
Contiguous railroad trackage crossing a continental landmass
(3 ft 3+3⁄8 in), though this problem may be lessened with the use of variable gauge axle systems such as the SUW 2000. The Kunming-Singapore Railway is
Transcontinental_railroad
Spanish high-speed railway line
September 2022 and covers the distance in 4h 56min. In May 2024, the variable gauge Talgo AVRIL trains started running with 330 km/h (205 mph) in service
Madrid–Galicia high-speed rail line
Madrid–Galicia_high-speed_rail_line
Topics referred to by the same term
awards show. Variable-gain amplifier, a type of amplifier that varies gain based on some control voltage Variable gauge axle, a multiple gauge solution used
VGA_(disambiguation)
(5 ft 6 in) track gauge, as well as 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) or metre gauge. Brazil uses 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) (known as "Irish gauge", most common for
Track_gauge_in_South_America
Topics referred to by the same term
model Faygate railway station, England (CRS code: FGT) Free Gauge Train, Japanese variable-gauge trains Finsbury Growth & Income Trust, a British investment
FGT
Rail transport industry body
generally standard gauge. However, conspicuous by their absence, is the possibility of dual gauge, containerisation, variable gauge axles, bogie exchange
African_Union_of_Railways
narrow-gauge railways Heritage railway 2 ft and 600 mm gauge railways in the United Kingdom 2 ft 6 in gauge railroads in the United States 3 ft gauge railways
2 ft 6 in gauge railways in the United Kingdom
2_ft_6_in_gauge_railways_in_the_United_Kingdom
list of 2 ft (610 mm) narrow-gauge railways in Australia. 2 ft and 600 mm gauge railways Heritage railway Narrow-gauge railways in Australia Railways
2 ft gauge railways in Australia
2_ft_gauge_railways_in_Australia
trainsets, which featured variable gauge wheelsets. At Portbou station, the wheel spacing of each passenger carriage was adjusted by a gauge changer for the difference
Catalan_Talgo
Railway track gauge (891 mm)
Swedish three-foot–gauge railways (Swedish: "trefotsbanor") are railways with the gauge 891 mm (2 ft 11+3⁄32 in), or 3 Swedish feet in the old Swedish
Swedish three-foot–gauge railways
Swedish_three-foot–gauge_railways
Railway research institute in Japan
Testing Station – Sanpoku, Niigata The RTRI is developing a variable gauge system, called the "Gauge Change Train", to allow 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Shinkansen
Railway Technical Research Institute
Railway_Technical_Research_Institute
A list of 2 ft (610 mm) narrow-gauge railways in the United States. Trains portal Narrow-gauge railroads in the United States Heritage railway Large amusement
2 ft gauge railroads in the United States
2_ft_gauge_railroads_in_the_United_States
Chinese diesel-electric locomotive class
China Railway Corporation also ordered the new design of the HXN5B with variable gauge. The HXN5B-2001 with the new design was built in 2017, like the DF7C
China_Railways_HXN5B
067 mm) gauge track was the Little Eaton Gangway in England, constructed as a horse-drawn wagonway in 1795. Other 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge wagonways
3 ft 6 in gauge railways in the United Kingdom
3_ft_6_in_gauge_railways_in_the_United_Kingdom
VARIABLE GAUGE
VARIABLE GAUGE
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Valuable
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Vietnamese
Valuable.
Male
Danish
, amiable.
Boy/Male
Hindi
Valuable.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Muslim, Telugu
Valuable
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the feminine personal name Mirabel, equated in medieval records with Latin mirabilis ‘marvellous’, ‘wonderful’ (in the sense ‘extraordinary’).
Girl/Female
Tamil
Valuable
Boy/Male
Greek
Amiable.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Amiable
Boy/Male
Hawaiian
Valuable.
Girl/Female
Assamese, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Valuable
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Valuable
Girl/Female
Indian
Valuable
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Amiable
Boy/Male
Anglo, British, English
Variable
Male
Danish
, amiable.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Indian, Muslim
Valuable
Girl/Female
Armenian
Valuable.
Male
Dutch
, amiable.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Amiable
VARIABLE GAUGE
VARIABLE GAUGE
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, English, French, German, Greek, Latin, Swiss
Jove's Child; Youthful; Soft Bearded; Youth
Girl/Female
Greek American
Leafy foliage; green bough. In Greek legend, Phyllis was changed to an almond tree after her...
Boy/Male
Biblical
End.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Victory
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam
Brave
Boy/Male
Australian, Chinese
Unmarried; Chaste
Girl/Female
German
Assistant.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Bearer of a Flute
Girl/Female
Italian
Graceful; light; illumination.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Malayalam, Marathi
Symbol of Protection; Thread of Brother
VARIABLE GAUGE
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v. t.
To represent by parable.
n.
Arable land; plow land.
a.
Liable to undergo a judicial examination; properly coming under the cognizance of a court; as, a cause may be triable before one court which is not triable in another.
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Having value or worth; possessing qualities which are useful and esteemed; precious; costly; as, a valuable horse; valuable land; a valuable cargo.
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Worthy; estimable; deserving esteem; as, a valuable friend; a valuable companion.
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Changeable; uncertain; inconstant; variable.
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In a variable manner.
a.
Arable; tillable.
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Possessing sweetness of disposition; having sweetness of temper, kind-heartedness, etc., which causes one to be liked; as, an amiable woman.
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Having the capacity of varying or changing; capable of alternation in any manner; changeable; as, variable winds or seasons; a variable quantity.
n.
A shifting wind, or one that varies in force.
n.
An invariable quantity; a constant.
a.
Liable to vary; too susceptible of change; mutable; fickle; unsteady; inconstant; as, the affections of men are variable; passions are variable.
n.
A quantity which may increase or decrease; a quantity which admits of an infinite number of values in the same expression; a variable quantity; as, in the equation x2 - y2 = R2, x and y are variables.
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Flowing; unstable; inconstant; variable.
a.
Friendly; kindly; sweet; gracious; as, an amiable temper or mood; amiable ideas.
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Those parts of the sea where a steady wind is not expected, especially the parts between the trade-wind belts.
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That which is variable; that which varies, or is subject to change.
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Invariable.
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Like the moon; variable.