delineableadj.

Brit.

/dᵻˈlɪnɪəbl/, U.S.

/dəˈlɪniəb(ə)l/,

/diˈlɪniəb(ə)l/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin dēlīneāre , -ble suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin dēlīneāre delineate v. + -ble suffix. Compare earlier deline v. and delineate v.

Capable of being delineated (in various senses of delineate v.); that may be outlined, described, or marked out.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > representation > [adjective] > represented > capable of being

representable1630

delineable1661

1661 O. Felltham Lett. xvii. 85 in Resolves (rev. ed.) In either Vision there is something not delineable.

1723 J. Chamberlayne tr. J. Saurin Diss. Events of Old & New Test. (new ed.) I. xxix. 228 Let us carry our Eyes up to the fixed Stars; let us consider their vast Distance by no Art delineable.

1899 Daily News 23 May 6/5 Our own Canopus seems but to want some artistic touch on its funnels, not delineable in black and white, to make a picture beyond any reasonable reproach.

1940 Times Lit. Suppl. 18 May 245/3 The process is discernible and delineable.

2019 Ecol. & Society (Electronic ed.) 24 Land-use elements can be understood as delineable spatial patches, both ecological, like grasslands or salt marshes, and anthropogenic, such as road infrastructure or buildings.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	delineable
释义	delineableadj. Brit. /dᵻˈlɪnɪəbl/, U.S. /dəˈlɪniəb(ə)l/, /diˈlɪniəb(ə)l/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin dēlīneāre , -ble suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin dēlīneāre delineate v. + -ble suffix. Compare earlier deline v. and delineate v. Capable of being delineated (in various senses of delineate v.); that may be outlined, described, or marked out. ΘΚΠ society > communication > representation > [adjective] > represented > capable of being representable1630 delineable1661 1661 O. Felltham Lett. xvii. 85 in Resolves (rev. ed.) In either Vision there is something not delineable. 1723 J. Chamberlayne tr. J. Saurin Diss. Events of Old & New Test. (new ed.) I. xxix. 228 Let us carry our Eyes up to the fixed Stars; let us consider their vast Distance by no Art delineable. 1899 Daily News 23 May 6/5 Our own Canopus seems but to want some artistic touch on its funnels, not delineable in black and white, to make a picture beyond any reasonable reproach. 1940 Times Lit. Suppl. 18 May 245/3 The process is discernible and delineable. 2019 Ecol. & Society (Electronic ed.) 24 Land-use elements can be understood as delineable spatial patches, both ecological, like grasslands or salt marshes, and anthropogenic, such as road infrastructure or buildings. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1661
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