different between alterable vs erratic

English

Etymology

alter +? -able

Adjective

alterable (comparative more alterable, superlative most alterable)

1. Capable of being changed, changeable, mutable

Antonyms

• inalterable
• unalterable

Translations

Noun

alterable (plural alterables)

1. Something that can be altered; a variable.

Related terms

• alterability

Anagrams

• Albert Lea, alertable, relatable

Spanish

Etymology

alterar +? -able

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alte??able/, [al?.t?e??a.??le]

Adjective

alterable (plural alterables)

1. alterable

   Antonym: inalterable

Derived terms

• alterabilidad
• inalterable

Further reading

• “alterable” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Alternative forms

• erratick, erraticke, erratique (all obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin erraticus; compare Old French erratique.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???æt?k/
• Rhymes: -æt?k

Adjective

erratic (comparative more erratic, superlative most erratic)

1. unsteady, random; prone to unexpected changes; not consistent

   Henry has been getting erratic scores on his tests: 40% last week, but 98% this week.

2. Deviating from normal opinions or actions; eccentric; odd.

   erratic conduct

Antonyms

• consistent

Derived terms

• erratical
• erratically
• erraticness

Translations

Noun

erratic (plural erratics)

1. (geology) A rock moved from one location to another, usually by a glacier.
   • 2003, Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything, BCA 2003, p. 372:

     The term for a displaced boulder is an erratic, but in the nineteenth century the expression seemed to apply more often to the theories than to the rocks.

2. Anything that has erratic characteristics.

Synonyms

• (glaciers): dropstone

Translations

Anagrams

• Cartier, cartier, cirrate, rice rat