excavatability

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noun

The ease or difficulty with which a rock or earth material can be excavated.

“Material with low excavatability may require blasting or the use of percussion hammers to facilitate excavation.”

Scrabble 31

Meanings

nounexcavatability (usually uncountable, plural excavatabilities)

plural excavatabilities

  1. uncountableusuallyThe ease or difficulty with which a rock or earth material can be excavated.

    Material with low excavatability may require blasting or the use of percussion hammers to facilitate excavation.

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APA

excavatability. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/excavatability

MLA

“excavatability.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/excavatability. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “excavatability,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/excavatability.

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