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navigatable en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English navigate Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English navigatable From navigate + -able.

Meanings

1. (nonstandard, possibly) Navigable.
   • The second is that it has potentials for information exploration, because the displayed network is navigatable. 1998, Flexible Query Answering Systems, page 83:
   • Rivers were made navigatable, irrigation was improved, and the use of hydraulics was greatly increased. 1992, Peter Sammartino, William Roberts, Sicily: An Informal History, page 45:
   • The following year, Heyerdahl tried again—this time having learned from his mistakes—and the Ra II was built by the South American Aymara Indians from Lake Titicaca (the world's highest navigatable lake). 2008, Michael R. Ash, Of Faith and Reason, page 67:
   • Key characteristics of the Web are that it is simple to understand and use, deeply integrated in the user's desktop and working practices, navigatable through linking, loosely coupled and has unparalleled support in terms of tools and support. 2008, Euro-Par 2007 Workshops: Parallel Processing, page 72:

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Deriveds

navigatability · unnavigatable