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[
nav
-i-g
uh
-b
uh
l
]
Origin
nav·i·ga·ble
/
ˈnæv
ɪ
gə
bəl
/
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[
nav
-i-g
uh
-b
uh
l
]
Show IPA
adjective
1.
deep and wide enough to provide passage to ships:
a navigable channel.
2.
capable of being steered or guided, as a ship, aircraft, or missile.
Origin:
1520–30;
<
Latin
nāvigābilis,
equivalent to
nāvigā
(
re
) to sail (
see
navigate
) +
-bilis
-ble
Related forms
nav·i·ga·bil·i·ty,
nav·i·ga·ble·ness,
noun
nav·i·ga·bly,
adverb
non·nav·i·ga·bil·i·ty,
noun
non·nav·i·ga·ble,
adjective
non·nav·i·ga·ble·ness,
noun
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non·nav·i·ga·b·ly,
adverb
un·nav·i·ga·bil·i·ty,
noun
un·nav·i·ga·ble,
adjective
un·nav·i·ga·ble·ness,
noun
un·nav·i·ga·b·ly,
adverb
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navigable
1520s, from
navigation
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-able
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