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standability

standability noun: the ability of a plant to stand unsupported.

Noun

standability (uncountable)

  1. The ability of a plant to stand unsupported.
    • Lodging was determined as standability of plants in plot at maturity using a scale of 1 to 5 (1, erect plants; 5, prostrate plants).2015 July 14, “Genome Regions Associated with Functional Performance of Soybean Stem Fibers in Polypropylene Thermoplastic Composites”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
  2. (informal, rare) The degree to which something can be tolerated.
    • You know how it is with some candidates? No matter what they say, you can't stand them. Mark them from zero to ten on standability.1990, Andrew A. Rooney, The Most of Andy Rooney, page 125

Origin of standability

From stand + -ability.

Questions about standability

What does standability mean?
Standability means the ability of a plant to stand unsupported.
What part of speech is standability?
Standability is a noun.

Words near standability in the dictionary

  1. stand-upper
  2. stand-uppers
  3. stand-ups
  4. stand-your-ground law
  5. stand-your-ground laws
  6. standability
  7. standage
  8. standages
  9. standalone
  10. standalones
  11. standard

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