habitability


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hab·it·a·ble

 (hăb′ĭ-tə-bəl)
adj.
Suitable to live in or on; inhabitable: habitable land.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin habitābilis, from habitāre, to dwell, frequentative of habēre, to have; see ghabh- in Indo-European roots.]

hab′it·a·bil′i·ty n.
hab′it·a·bly adv.
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Noun1.habitability - suitability for living in or on
fitness, fittingness - the quality of being suitable; "they had to prove their fitness for the position"
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Translations

habitability

[ˌhæbɪtəˈbɪlɪtɪ] N [of building, area] → habitabilidad f
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"Nevertheless," retorted one of the audience, "there are many arguments against the habitability of the worlds.
His objection has its merits, I admit; but I think we may successfully combat it, as well as all others which affect the habitability of other worlds.
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He was, therefore, under extremely favorable conditions for solving that great question of the habitability of the moon; but the solution still escaped him; he could distinguish nothing but desert beds, immense plains, and toward the north, arid mountains.
The court affirmed a summary judgment under the habitability statute, Minn.
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So, Kane and colleagues started exploring the case of habitability in Omega Centauri.
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This has caused dispersed communities, weakness in the social structure, uninhabited homes, and a negative impact on the environment, which has made us focus on habitability and resilience.
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From 2013 to 2015, the Civil Rights & Community Justice Clinic partnered with EHOC to investigate widespread difficulties faced by indigent tenants seeking to raise defenses, especially the implied warranty of habitability, in landlord-tenant cases in Missouri state courts.