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sightability

sightability noun: the condition or extent of being sightable.

Noun

sightability (countable and uncountable, plural sightabilities)

  1. The condition or extent of being sightable
    • Primary search effort (searching carried out in acceptable conditions, i.e., with Beaufort ≤3 and good visibility) and altitude were recorded directly onto a laptop through data-logging software connected to the GPS. Additional information that may affect sightability (e.g., sea state, glare, cloud...2015 November 19, “The Devil We Don't Know: Investigating Habitat and Abundance of Endangered Giant Devil Rays in the North-Western Mediterranean Sea”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of sightability

pluralsightabilities

Origin of sightability

From sight + -ability.

Questions about sightability

What does sightability mean?
Sightability means the condition or extent of being sightable.
What part of speech is sightability?
Sightability is a noun.
What is the plural of sightability?
The plural of sightability is sightabilities.

Words near sightability in the dictionary

  1. sight-translate
  2. sight-translated
  3. sight-translates
  4. sight-translating
  5. sightabilities
  6. sightability
  7. sightable
  8. sightbite
  9. sightbites
  10. sighted
  11. sighted in

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