non-viableadj.

Brit.

/nɒnˈvʌɪəbl/, U.S.

/nɑnˈvaɪəb(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, viable adj.¹

Etymology: < non- prefix + viable adj.¹ Compare earlier non-viability n. and also unviable adj. Compare French non-viable (1826 or earlier in sense 1).

Not viable.

1. Medicine and Biology. Not capable of surviving; spec. (of a fetus) not capable of independent existence.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > source or principle of life > [adjective] > viable > non-viable

non-viable1871

1871 J. King Amer. Eclectic Obstetrics (ed. 2) xix. 177 In cases where it is non-viable, or incapable of sustaining an extra-uterine existence,..an abortion is said to have taken place.

1907 Publ. Amer. Statist. Assoc. 10 529 We have a death certificate in which the cause of death is stated as ‘premature birth, non-viable’.

1941 New Phytologist 40 205 Gametes with (10 + x) chromosomes are produced, which are usually non-viable.

1974 Nature 1 Nov. 64/2 The consideration that cells defective for such processes should be non-viable.

1993 Mycol. Res. 97 130/1 The seeds which floated were assumed to be non-viable and were discarded with the alcohol.

2. gen. Not economically or politically feasible or practicable.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > management of money > [adjective] > not economically viable

subeconomic1908

non-viable1935

1935 Internat. Jrnl. Ethics 46 68 The function of thinking was not to exhaust itself in building bridges between the mind and its world—bridges which had to be condemned as non-viable before they could be completed.

1956 A. Huxley Adonis & Alphabet 204 The wall, which now divides the ancient city from the new, the non-viable state of Jordan from the non-viable state of Israel.

1991 A. Enright Portable Virgin (1992) 26 Billy can..find out what percentage tax would make South African oranges commercially non-viable.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	non-viable
释义	non-viableadj. Brit. /nɒnˈvʌɪəbl/, U.S. /nɑnˈvaɪəb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, viable adj.¹ Etymology: < non- prefix + viable adj.¹ Compare earlier non-viability n. and also unviable adj. Compare French non-viable (1826 or earlier in sense 1). Not viable. 1. Medicine and Biology. Not capable of surviving; spec. (of a fetus) not capable of independent existence. ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > [adjective] > viable > non-viable non-viable1871 1871 J. King Amer. Eclectic Obstetrics (ed. 2) xix. 177 In cases where it is non-viable, or incapable of sustaining an extra-uterine existence,..an abortion is said to have taken place. 1907 Publ. Amer. Statist. Assoc. 10 529 We have a death certificate in which the cause of death is stated as ‘premature birth, non-viable’. 1941 New Phytologist 40 205 Gametes with (10 + x) chromosomes are produced, which are usually non-viable. 1974 Nature 1 Nov. 64/2 The consideration that cells defective for such processes should be non-viable. 1993 Mycol. Res. 97 130/1 The seeds which floated were assumed to be non-viable and were discarded with the alcohol. 2. gen. Not economically or politically feasible or practicable. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > [adjective] > not economically viable subeconomic1908 non-viable1935 1935 Internat. Jrnl. Ethics 46 68 The function of thinking was not to exhaust itself in building bridges between the mind and its world—bridges which had to be condemned as non-viable before they could be completed. 1956 A. Huxley Adonis & Alphabet 204 The wall, which now divides the ancient city from the new, the non-viable state of Jordan from the non-viable state of Israel. 1991 A. Enright Portable Virgin (1992) 26 Billy can..find out what percentage tax would make South African oranges commercially non-viable. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1871
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