- survivable
- adjective Date: 1955 resulting in or permitting survival • survivability noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
survivable
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survivable — capable of being survived, 1961, from SURVIVE (Cf. survive) + ABLE (Cf. able) … Etymology dictionary
survivable — [sər vīv′ə bəl] adj. capable of surviving or being survived survivability n … English World dictionary
survivable — survivability, n. /seuhr vuy veuh beuhl/, adj. 1. able to be survived: Would an atomic war be survivable? 2. capable of withstanding attack or countermeasures: a bomber survivable against fighter planes. [1950 55; SURVIVE + ABLE] * * * … Universalium
survivable — /səˈvaɪvəbəl/ (say suh vuyvuhbuhl) adjective 1. able to be survived: a survivable plane crash. 2. able to survive even after sustained use: a survivable system. –survivability /səvaɪvəˈbɪləti/ (say suhvuyvuh biluhtee), noun …
survivable — adjective Able to be survived. The conditions they are living in are survivable … Wiktionary
survivable — survive ► VERB 1) continue to live or exist. 2) continue to live or exist in spite of (an accident or ordeal). 3) remain alive after the death of. DERIVATIVES survivable adjective. ORIGIN Old French sourvivre, from Latin super in addition +… … English terms dictionary
survivable — sə(r)ˈvīvəbəl adjective 1. : capable of surviving 2. : resulting in or permitting survival survivable accidents … Useful english dictionary
Survivable Low Frequency Communications System — The Survivable Low Frequency Communications System is a communications system designed to be able to operate, albeit at low data transfer rates, during and after a nuclear attack. [cite web url = http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/systems/slfcs.htm… … Wikipedia
survivable — adj. able to survive; capable of being survived, can be endured without resulting in death … English contemporary dictionary
survivable — sur·viv·able … English syllables
