habitable
pronunciation
How to pronounce habitable in British English:
UK [ˈhæbɪtəbl]
How to pronounce habitable in American English:
US [ˈhæbɪtəbəl]
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- Adjective:
- fit for habitation
Word Origin
- habitable (adj.)
- late 14c., from Old French habitable "suitable for human dwelling" (14c.), from Latin habitabilis "that is fit to live in," from habitare "to inhabit, dwell" (see habitat). Related: Habitably; habitability.
Example
- 1. Alien scientists would have cataloged all of them as potentially habitable .
- 2. The " first habitable exoplanet " already has a checkered history .
- 3. Astronomers are just beginning to find potentially habitable worlds .
- 4. The company has diverted hundreds of tons of construction waste from landfills by upcycling the materials into habitable buildings .
- 5. Some of them will likely be in the so-called habitable zone , where the temperatures are just right for liquid water .