settleableadj.
/ˈsɛtl̩əbl/, /ˈsɛtləbl/, U.S. /ˈsɛdl̩əb(ə)l/, /ˈsɛtləb(ə)l/ 1. Capable of being settled. nonce-word.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > making certain, assurance > [adjective]
terminable1423
affirmable1611
confirmable1646
ascertainable1783
settleable1837
certifiable1846
1837 T. Moore 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.
ΘΚΠ
the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > state of being solid rather than fluid > [adjective] > of or relating to sediment > sinking to bottom of liquid
settleable1940
1940 Imhoff & Fair Sewage Treatm. 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 H. E. Babbitt Sewerage & Sewage Treatm. (ed. 6) xix. 396 As the floc settles through the liquid it sweeps other settleable particles down with it.
1969 Sci. Jrnl. Mar. 81/2 In the activated sludge process the ability of the organisms to flocculate into settleable clumps is automatically inbred.
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adj.1837