habitable
Use Habitable in a sentence
ɪ adjective
capable of being inhabited.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English habitābilis, equivalent to habitā(re) to inhabit (see habitat) + -bilis -ble; replacing Middle English abitable < Middle French
1350–1400; Middle English habitābilis, equivalent to habitā(re) to inhabit (see habitat) + -bilis -ble; replacing Middle English abitable < Middle French
Related forms
hab·it·a·bil·i·ty, hab·it·a·ble·ness, noun
hab·it·a·bly, adverb
non·hab·it·a·bil·i·ty, noun
non·hab·it·a·ble, adjective
non·hab·it·a·ble·ness, noun
non·hab·it·a·b·ly, adverb
un·hab·it·a·ble, adjective
un·hab·it·a·ble·ness, noun
un·hab·it·a·b·ly, adverb
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Link To habitable
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Habitable
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| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
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habitable (ˈhæbɪtəbəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| able to be lived in | |
| habita'bility | |
| —n | |
| 'habitableness | |
| —n | |
| 'habitably | |
| —adv | |
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Example sentences
Scientists might have picked the right star for hosting a habitable world, but got the planet wrong.
Basically, you take the average number of stars in the galaxy and you ask what percentage have habitable planets.
They helpfully moderate stream flows and make the area habitable for less-hardy life.
Two are astronomical: the fraction of stars with planets and the mean number of habitable planets per star.
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