Definition of Settleable

1. Adjective. That can settle or be settled. ¹

2. Noun. Something that can settle. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Settleable

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Settleable

setting on fire
setting out
setting sail
setting sun sign
setting up
settings
settlable
settle
settle down
settle for
settle in
settle on
settle someone's hash
settle up
settle upon
settleable (current term)
settleables
settled
settled down
settled someone's hash
settled up
settledness
settlement
settlement agreement
settlement agreements
settlement house
settlements
settler
settlers
settles

Literary usage of Settleable

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Plumbing Fixture Traps: An Historical, Statistical and Experimental by August E. Hansen (1921)
"The formation of an opinion on the relative amount of settleable solids which will be deposited in any two chambers of unequal design requires consideration ..."

2. Report on the Sewage Disposal Problem of New Haven by Charles-Edward Amory Winslow (1918)
"The settleable matter in the aerating tank increased from 8 per cent to 17.5 per cent ... The removal of settleable solids, also, was poorer than during the ..."

3. American Sewerage Practice by Leonard. Metcalf, Harrison Prescott Eddy (1915)
"... assumed to contain settleable and colloidal solids as follows: settleable solids 15 parts per 1000000 Suspended colloids 150 parts per 1000000 Dissolved ..."

4. Handbook of Building Construction: Data for Architects, Designing and by Nathan Clarke Johnson, George Albert Hool (1920)
"The flow takes place only through the upper tank and its bottom is so constructed with steep slopes and a baffled slot that the settleable solids slide into ..."

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