wearable

adjective wear·able \ ˈwer-ə-bəl \

|Updated on: 20 Jun 2018

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Definition of wearable

: capable of being worn : suitable to be worn

wearable art

a wearable fitness tracker

These were clothes that were fun to look at, and even more fun to wear. They were costumey, but at the same time curiously wearable …
—Carrie Donovan

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wearability

play \ˌwer-ə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun

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high-fashion clothes that are not really wearable

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Health has been a major focus for Apple, particularly since the introduction of its only wearable, the Apple Watch.

— hayley tsukayama, latimes.com, "Apple WWDC 2018: Siri, health and augmented reality are expected topics," 4 June 2018
The new Snap Spectacles are the second generation of the company’s wearable.

— don reisinger, Fortune, "Snapchat's New Spectacles Are Water-Resistant and 'Made for Summer'," 26 Apr. 2018
The McLear stand, for example, is touting wearable tech in the form of a ring that unlocks your house and car, pays your bills, and rounds up the tab for charity.

— Vogue, "Inside the 2018 Grammy Gifting Suite," 27 Jan. 2018
The new Corolla hatchback’s infotainment system is now compatible with Apple CarPlay and Amazon Alexa and certain wearable devices.

— jeff yip, Houston Chronicle, "2019 Toyota Corolla five-door brings latest safety tech to the masses," 26 May 2018
After viewing the other finalists' designs last year, the students challenged themselves to create something never seen before: a sculptural shoe that is also wearable.

— sarah bonnette, NOLA.com, "Artscape: Wealth of young artistic talent on display on the north shore," 16 May 2018
Even so, a 2015 study by the NPD Group revealed that most wearable-tech users shelve the devices after just six months.

— ariella gintzler, Outside Online, "Whoop Offers Subscription to Its Fitness Watch," 16 May 2018
Front Porch residents have also tested another Silicon Valley invention: the AlterG Bionic Leg, a wearable rehabilitation robotic device that is therapeutic.

— sandiegouniontribune.com, "Meet 'Jimmy' the robot, new friend for senior California couple," 16 May 2018
As wearable tech grows more commonplace (consider the popularity of Apple Watches or Fitbits), Snap Inc. seems headed in the right direction.

— tatiana cirisano, Billboard, "No Shade Here: Snapchat's New Spectacles Seem Tailor-Made for Music Festival Season," 27 Apr. 2018

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First Known Use of wearable

1590

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wearable

noun

Definition of wearable

: something (such as a garment or a device) that can be worn —usually used in plural

summer wearables

Consumer wearables … have the potential to move from tracking simple metrics like steps and heart rates to providing actionable health information.
—Rinku Patel

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A pool of 105 subjects (mostly older men) was issued wearables and split into two groups.

— ian haydon, Philly.com, "The best way to get someone to exercise? Pay them, says new Penn study," 14 June 2018
Compared to other wearables like Toshiba’s AR smart glasses or any of the dozens of fitness trackers available, Wearable Media’s prototypes are a fashion-first — or at least a fashion-simultaneously — enterprise.

— lizzie plaugic, The Verge, "These three designers make wearables that measure the world around you," 14 Apr. 2018
Many Apple Watch Series 3 users were not able to connect their new wearables to wireless networks due to the government blocking eSIM connectivity.

— valentina palladino, Ars Technica, "Apple cracks down on CallKit-enabled apps in China’s App Store," 21 May 2018
For that, a new wearable dreamed up at MIT is the perfect fit.

— jennifer jolly, USA TODAY, "Give moms what they want more of this Mother's Day with these life hacks," 7 May 2018
Apart from smartphones, Xiaomi has backed dozens of startups producing a wide spectrum of products from wearables to rice cookers.

— Fortune, "China's Xiaomi Files in Hong Kong for the World's Biggest IPO Since 2014," 2 May 2018
With new technology, like Nike’s wearables, sports data has reached new heights.

— zoe haylock, The Hollywood Reporter, "Tribeca: 'Enhanced' Directors Discuss Sports Science's Complicated Future," 27 Apr. 2018
Last season, giveaway items, most of which were wearables, were widely panned as unimaginative.

— dennis lin, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Padres to celebrate Hoffman's Hall of Fame induction, '98 team with 2018 promotions," 26 Jan. 2018
One critical success metric for the ITN is devising and implementing scalable solutions like remote symptom-monitoring via smartphones and wearables.

— Daily Intelligencer, "This Ambitious Project Aims to Cut the Global Impact of Depression in Half by 2050," 25 Apr. 2018

First Known Use of wearable

1711

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