sightability

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noun

The condition or extent of being sightable

Scrabble 21

Meanings

nounsightability (countable and uncountable, plural sightabilities)

plural sightabilities

  1. countableuncountableThe condition or extent of being sightable
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    Primary search effort (searching carried out in acceptable conditions, i.e., with Beaufort ≤3 and good visibility) and altitude were recorded directly onto a laptop through data-logging software connected to the GPS. Additional information that may affect sightability (e.g., sea state, glare, cloud cover) was entered at the beginning of each transect and/or whenever changes occurred along the trackline.

    2015 November 19, “The Devil We Don't Know: Investigating Habitat and Abundance of Endangered Giant Devil Rays in the North-Western Mediterranean Sea”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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