| 释义 |
ˈsettleable, a.
[-able.]
1. Capable of being settled. nonce-wd.
1837Moore Mem. (1856) VII. 202 He seemed to consider the whole thing as settled, or, at least, settle-able without any difficulty.
2. Having the property of settling or sinking to the bottom of a liquid.
1940Imhoff & Fair Sewage Treatment ii. 30 It is important to know how much of the solid matter is in suspension, how much is settleable, and how much is in solution. 1947[see floc]. 1969Sci. Jrnl. Mar. 81/2 In the activated sludge process the ability of the organisms to flocculate into settleable clumps is automatically inbred. |