(uncountable) an attitude of consideration or high regard / (uncountable) good opinion, honor, or admiration / (uncountable, always plural) Polite greetings, often offered as condolences after a de...

That resists the destructive effects of an earthquake

Capable of being taught; apt to learn. / Willing to receive instruction or to learn; docile. / That can be taught. / Facilitating teaching; instructive.

simple past tense and past participle of machinise