sliceable

Can be cut

Sliceable describes something that can be cut into slices—typically food firm enough to hold its shape when a knife passes through: The tomatoes are finally ripe enough to be sliceable.

In programming, sliceable refers to data structures that support extracting portions by index range: Python strings are sliceable.

foods

bread

Leavened flour product

cheeseFermented milk solid
cakeFrosted baked dessert
hamCured pig thigh

turkey · salami · loaf · pizza · roast · steak · meatloaf · quiche · pate · fruitcake

cutting

knife

Sharp cutting utensil

bladeFlat cutting edge
sharpFine-edged, or astute
carveCut to shape

chop · dice · mince · julienne · fillet · shred · cleave · sever · section · segment

portions

serving

Measured food portion

pieceA portion or segment
wedgeTapered splitting tool
segmentDistinct part of whole

section · slab · chunk · round · layer · portion · share · helping · cutlet · medallion

texture

firm

Solid or resolute

tenderSoft or sore
smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
denseClosely packed together

uniform · consistent · solid · yielding · supple · pliable · elastic · resilient · spongy · chewy

Opposites

cuttability/penetrability

sliceableimpenetrable

Impossible to pass through

uncuttable · indestructible · impervious · rock-hard · adamantine

physical state/form

sliceableliquid

Free-flowing substance

gaseous · amorphous · formless · runny · mushy

Family

slice, sliced, slices, slicing, slicer, unsliced, slicers, presliced, resliced

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G