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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

steerable en · ADJ

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. Capable of being steered.
    • They'd brought out more sleds, and there was a nice mix of old-fashioned wooden toboggans and plastic discs, plus steerable sleds and crazy carpets. Beth and Rothko piled onto a crazy carpet and barely made it twenty feet before wiping out. 2019, Ezekiel Boone, The Mansion: A Novel:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
most steerable Degree=Sup lexicographic
more steerable Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Antonyms

unnavigable · indirigible · unsteerable · directionless · innavigable

Deriveds

steerably · steerableness

Synonyms

guidable · navigable · maneuverable · dirigible

Translations (7)

es timoneable (capable of being steered) · ro dirijabil (capable of being steered) · ro cârmuibil (capable of being steered) · pl sterowalny (capable of being steered) · es virable (capable of being steered) · ro pilotabil (capable of being steered) · nl stuurbaar (capable of being steered)