Circumnavigable

/ˌsɜːrkəmnæˈvɪɡəbəl/ adjective

Definition

Able to be sailed around; describing a body of water or landmass that can be traveled around by ship.

Etymology

From circum- (around) + navigable (able to be navigated). Combines Latin roots meaning it's possible to sail a complete circle around something.

Kelly Says

When Magellan's expedition became the first to circumnavigate Earth, they proved the entire planet was circumnavigable—a discovery that literally changed how humans understood the world's shape and size.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሰዋሰው
se-wa-se-w
ARالعربية
قابل للقيادة
qa-bil li-l-qi-a-da
BNবাংলা
পরিপথে
pa-ri-path-e
CACatalà
circumnavegar
sir-kuhm-na-ve-gar
CSČeština
okružitelný
ok-ru-zh-it-el-ny
DADansk
omsejlbare
om-se-jl-ba-re
DEDeutsch
umsegbar
oom-seg-bar
ELΕλληνικά
περιπλανώμενος
peri-pla-nō-menos
ESEspañol
circumnavegable
sir-kuhm-na-veh-ga-ble
FAفارسی
دورگرد
door-gard
FISuomi
kierreltävä
kier-rel-tä-vä
FRFrançais
circumnavigable
sir-kuhm-na-vi-ga-ble
GUGU
વિક્રમ
vi-kram
HAHA
gaba
ga-ba
HEעברית
מקיף
me-kip
HIहिन्दी
परिक्रमाशील
pa-ri-kra-ma-sheel
HUMagyar
körbejárható
kör-be-já-r-há-tö
IDBahasa Indonesia
dapat dilayari
da-pat di-la-ya-ri
IGIG
nwere
nwe-re
ITItaliano
circumnavigabile
sir-kon-na-vi-ga-bile
JA日本語
周回航行できる
shūenkai kōkyō dekiru
KKKK
орбита
or-bi-ta
KMKM
រវាង
ro-vang
KO한국어
순항 가능한
sun-hang gan-g-an-han
MRMR
भ्रमणशील
bhr-ma-n-sheel
MSBahasa Melayu
boleh dilayari
bo-leh di-la-ya-ri
MYမြန်မာ
ပတ်လည်
pat-li
NLNederlands
omvaartbaar
om-vaart-baar
NONorsk
omsejlbare
om-seil-ba-re
PAPA
ਗਿਰ
gir
PLPolski
okrążalny
ok-ro-z-a-l-ny
PTPortuguês
circum navegável
sir-kuhm-na-veh-ga-ble
RORomână
navigaibil
na-vi-ga-i-bil
RUРусский
проходимый
pro-kho-dim-y
SVSvenska
omvandlingsbar
om-van-dan-lings-bar
SWKiswahili
kizunguzungu
ki-zungu-zun-gu
TAதமிழ்
வட்டாரத்தில்
vat-ta-ra-rith-il
TEతెలుగు
పరిసరంలో
pa-ri-sa-ra-lo
THไทย
สามารถล้อมรอบ
sa-ma-t la-m rop
TLTL
maaring umikling
ma-aring oo-mik-ling
TRTürkçe
dolaşabilir
do-laş-a-bi-r
UKУкраїнська
окружний
okruzhnyy
URاردو
گردنے والا
gar-d-nay-wa-la
VITiếng Việt
có thể quay quanh
co the quay quanh
YOYO
gbe
gbe
ZH中文
可绕航
kě rào háng
ZUZU
ezinga
e-zing-a

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