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单词 viable
释义

viable

[ vahy-uh-buhl ]
/ ˈvaɪ ə bəl /
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adjective

capable of living.
Physiology.
  1. physically fitted to live.
  2. (of a fetus) having reached such a stage of development as to be capable of living, under normal conditions, outside the uterus.
Botany. able to live and grow.
vivid; real; stimulating, as to the intellect, imagination, or senses: a period of history that few teachers can make viable for students.
practicable; workable: a viable alternative.
having the ability to grow, expand, develop, etc.: a new and viable country.

Origin of viable

1820–30; <French, equivalent to vie life (<Latin vīta) + -able-able

SYNONYMS FOR viable

5 practical, feasible, usable, adaptable.
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OTHER WORDS FROM viable

vi·a·bil·i·ty, nounvi·a·bly, adverbun·vi·a·ble, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH viable

feasible, viable

Words nearby viable

VHF, VHS, Vi, via, viability, viable, via dolorosa, viaduct, Viagra, vial, via media
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British Dictionary definitions for viable

viable
/ (ˈvaɪəbəl) /

adjective

capable of becoming actual, useful, etc; practicablea viable proposition
(of seeds, eggs, etc) capable of normal growth and development
(of a fetus) having reached a stage of development at which further development can occur independently of the mother

Derived forms of viable

viability, noun

Word Origin for viable

C19: from French, from vie life, from Latin vīta
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for viable

viable
[ vīə-bəl ]

adj.

Capable of living, developing, or germinating under favorable conditions.
Capable of living outside the uterus. Used of a fetus or newborn.

Other words from viable

vi′a•bili•ty n.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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