Ascendable: meaning, definitions and examples
🧗
ascendable
[ əˈsendəb(ə)l ]
ability to climb or rise
Capable of being climbed or ascended; capable of rising.
Synonyms
accessible, climbable, scalable
Examples of usage
- The mountain was steep, but still ascendable.
- The stairs were narrow but ascendable.
- The ladder was old but still ascendable.
Translations
Translations of the word "ascendable" in other languages:
🇵🇹 ascendível
🇮🇳 उन्नत करने योग्य
🇩🇪 aufsteigbar
🇮🇩 dapat didaki
🇺🇦 підйомний
🇵🇱 wspinający się
🇯🇵 登れる (noboreru)
🇫🇷 ascendable
🇪🇸 ascendible
🇹🇷 tırmanılabilir
🇰🇷 오를 수 있는 (oreul su inneun)
🇸🇦 قابل للصعود
🇨🇿 vystoupitelný
🇸🇰 vystúpiteľný
🇨🇳 可攀登的 (kě pāndēng de)
🇸🇮 vzpenjajoč
🇮🇸 stigandi
🇰🇿 көтерілуге болатын
🇬🇪 ასავლელი
🇦🇿 qalxan
🇲🇽 ascendible
Word origin
The word 'ascendable' is a derivative of the verb 'ascend' which comes from the Latin word 'ascendere', meaning 'to climb up'. The suffix '-able' is added to 'ascend' to form 'ascendable', indicating the ability or possibility of climbing or rising. The term has been used in English language to describe objects or surfaces that can be climbed or risen on since the late 19th century.
See also: ascend, ascendancy, ascended, ascending, ascension.