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habitable

[ hab-i-tuh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. capable of being inhabited.


habitable

/ ˈæɪəə /

adjective

  1. able to be lived in
“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
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ󲹲ٲ, adverb
  • ˌ󲹲ٲˈٲ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • 󲹲i··i·ٲ 󲹲i···Ա noun
  • 󲹲i·· adverb
  • ԴDzh···i·ٲ noun
  • ԴDz·󲹲i·· adjective
  • non·󲹲i···Ա noun
  • non·󲹲i·· adverb
  • ܲ·󲹲i·· adjective
  • un·󲹲i···Ա noun
  • un·󲹲i·· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of habitable1

1350–1400; Middle English 󲹲, equivalent to 󲹲 ( re ) to inhabit ( habitat ) + -bilis -ble; replacing Middle English abitable < Middle French
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“Importantly, the new findings suggest a wetter and potentially more habitable past for Mars because ferrihydrite forms in the presence of cool water, and at lower temperatures than other previously considered minerals, like hematite.”

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“However, we are still learning about the implications of this. It impacts circulation and currents, which in turn changes the distribution of food and habitable space for these fish and other organisms.”

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Foster, a 52-year-old Century City real estate attorney, has made his home, where he also grew up, habitable by securing a generator that’s now powering the two-story house and those of two neighbors.

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The agency says the leaking sewage is a structural issue and has told the landlord that a complete refurbishment is needed to make the property habitable again.

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When searching for life elsewhere in our galaxy, astronomers focus on planets orbiting their host stars in the habitable zone, where temperatures are such that liquid water can exist on the planet's surface.

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