settleableadj.

Brit.

/ˈsɛtl̩əbl/,

/ˈsɛtləbl/, U.S.

/ˈsɛdl̩əb(ə)l/,

/ˈsɛtləb(ə)l/

Etymology: -able suffix.

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.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	settleable
释义	settleableadj. Brit. /ˈsɛtl̩əbl/, /ˈsɛtləbl/, U.S. /ˈsɛdl̩əb(ə)l/, /ˈsɛtləb(ə)l/ Etymology: -able suffix. 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. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < adj.1837
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