scorrevole

English

Etymology

From Italian scorrevole.

Adjective

scorrevole (not comparable)

1. (music) Gliding from one note to the next.

Adverb

scorrevole (not comparable)

1. (music) Gliding from one note to the next.

Italian

Etymology

From scorrere (“to slide”) +‎ -evole.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skorˈre.vo.le/
• Rhymes: -evole
• Hyphenation: scor‧ré‧vo‧le

Adjective

scorrevole m or f by sense (plural scorrevoli)

1. sliding, rolling (door, etc.)
2. moving (belt, etc.)
3. flowing (style)

Derived terms

• scorrevolezza
• scorrevolmente

Noun

scorrevole m (plural scorrevoli)

1. something that slides, flows or rolls

   lo scorrevole del regolo calcolatore ― the slide of the slide rule

Further reading

• scorrevole in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• scorrevole in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
• scorrevole in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• scorrévole in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• scorrévole in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana