floatableadj.

Brit.

/ˈfləʊtəbl/, U.S.

/ˈfloʊdəb(ə)l/

Etymology: < float v. + -able suffix. Compare French flottable.

1. Capable of floating; that may be set afloat.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > liquid > action or process of floating > [adjective] > capable of floating

buoyant1578

floatable1846

1846 Pope's Jrnl. Trade 576 (advt.) Floatable and buoyant in the water.

1883 R. Broughton Belinda I. i. ix. 164 Employed in dropping..anything floatable that comes handy—into the earth-reddened stream.

2. Of a river or stream: That can be floated on; capable of supporting floating objects. Chiefly U.S.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > body of water > [adjective] > able to be floated on

floatable1826

1826 J. Kent Comm. Amer. Law (1873) III. 414 The owners of the lands on rivers not navigable or floatable have the exclusive right of fishing therein.

1884 Law Rep.: Appeal Cases 9 393 They [sc. the streams] were made navigable and floatable for timber during freshets.

3. absol. passing into n. Something that floats or may be floated.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > movement in or on water > [noun] > moving freely on surface > that which or one who

gourd1538

natation1542

floater1717

gourd1774

floatable1864

1864 Laws of Michigan 23 To allow the free passage of boats, vessels, craft, logs, timber, lumber, or other floatables along such waters.

Derivatives

floataˈbility n. [see -ity suffix] the quality of being floatable.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > [noun] > navigability

navigableness1610

navigabilitya1661

floatability1884

1884 Law Rep.: Appeal Cases 9 393 The right..applies to all streams..whether floatability is the result of improvements or not.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	floatable
释义	floatableadj. Brit. /ˈfləʊtəbl/, U.S. /ˈfloʊdəb(ə)l/ Etymology: < float v. + -able suffix. Compare French flottable. 1. Capable of floating; that may be set afloat. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > action or process of floating > [adjective] > capable of floating buoyant1578 floatable1846 1846 Pope's Jrnl. Trade 576 (advt.) Floatable and buoyant in the water. 1883 R. Broughton Belinda I. i. ix. 164 Employed in dropping..anything floatable that comes handy—into the earth-reddened stream. 2. Of a river or stream: That can be floated on; capable of supporting floating objects. Chiefly U.S. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > body of water > [adjective] > able to be floated on floatable1826 1826 J. Kent Comm. Amer. Law (1873) III. 414 The owners of the lands on rivers not navigable or floatable have the exclusive right of fishing therein. 1884 Law Rep.: Appeal Cases 9 393 They [sc. the streams] were made navigable and floatable for timber during freshets. 3. absol. passing into n. Something that floats or may be floated. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > movement in or on water > [noun] > moving freely on surface > that which or one who gourd1538 natation1542 floater1717 gourd1774 floatable1864 1864 Laws of Michigan 23 To allow the free passage of boats, vessels, craft, logs, timber, lumber, or other floatables along such waters. Derivatives floataˈbility n. [see -ity suffix] the quality of being floatable. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > [noun] > navigability navigableness1610 navigabilitya1661 floatability1884 1884 Law Rep.: Appeal Cases 9 393 The right..applies to all streams..whether floatability is the result of improvements or not. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1826
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