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单词 navigability
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navigabilityn.

Brit. /ˌnavᵻɡəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S. /ˈˌnævəɡəˈbɪlᵻdi/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: navigable adj., -ity suffix.
Etymology: < navigable adj. + -ity suffix: see -bility suffix. Compare earlier navigableness n.
The fact or quality of being navigable.
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navigableness1610
navigabilitya1661
floatability1884
a1661 T. Fuller Observ. Shires in J. Gutch Collectanea Curiosa (1781) I. 225 Mother England..restores the Crown to London, which for the antiquity, capacity, navigability of the river, was fittest to be the chief.
1791 Mass. Mag. Jan. 27/2 There are several shoals on the Buzzard bay side,..which we think, Col. Freeman..should be..directed to get examined, in order to determine their situation, and the depth of water over them, and the navigability of that part of the said bay.
1846 J. E. Worcester Universal Dict. Eng. Lang. Navigability, the state of being navigable.
1865 Reader 15 Apr. 415/2 It was said that the navigability of the Thames would be injuriously affected.
1889 Law Times 87 290/1 This excludes the notion of navigability.
1987 D. Hey Family Hist. & Local Hist. in Eng. ii. 115 The improved navigability of the river Don enabled them to compete even more successfully.
2000 Times 3 Aug. (Appointments Network Executive section) 2/2 People looking for jobs haven't got the time to explore your website. They want ‘one click and you're there’ navigability—ten seconds from start to finish.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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