floatable

floatable
floatability, n.
/floh"teuh beuhl/, adj.
1. capable of floating; that can be floated.
2. that can be floated on, as a river.
[1820-30; FLOAT + -ABLE]

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Floatable — Float a*ble, a. That may be floated. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • floatable — float·a·ble || fləʊtÉ™bl adj. able to float; able to be set afloat; may be floated upon …   English contemporary dictionary

  • floatable — float·able …   English syllables

  • floatable — /ˈfloʊtəbəl/ (say flohtuhbuhl) adjective 1. capable of floating; that may be floated. 2. that can be floated on, as a river. –floatability /floʊtəˈbɪləti/ (say flohtuh biluhtee), noun …  

  • floatable — ˈflōd.əbəl adjective 1. a. : able to float b. of an ore or mineral : suitable for treatment by a flotation process 2. of a waterway : suitable for the transport of floating objects (as logs) …   Useful english dictionary

  • floatable waters — Streams which, while not navigable by vessels, are usable for the transportation of certain kinds of property, such as logs and timber, by floating, or which are navigable only downstream. 56 Am J1st Wat § 188. Any stream which is capable in its… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • Syringe Tide — refers to a period during 1987 88 in New Jersey, where significant amounts of medical waste and raw garbage washed up onto a convert|50|mi|km|sing=on stretch of Atlantic Ocean beaches in Jersey Shore communities in Monmouth and Ocean counties.… …   Wikipedia

  • Port of New York and New Jersey — The Port of New York and New Jersey comprises the waterways in the estuary of the New York Newark metropolitan area with a port district encompassing an approximate area within a 25 mile (40 km) radius of the Statue of Liberty National… …   Wikipedia

  • North Drilling — Company Type Public company Industry Oil Gas Founded 1998[1] Headquarters Tehran, Iran Key peo …   Wikipedia

  • Bureau of Land Management — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is an agency within the United States Department of the Interior which administers America s public lands, totaling approximately 264 million acres (1,070,000 km²) or one eighth of the landmass of the country.… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”