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habitable

[hab-i-tuh-buhl] / ˈhæb ɪ tə bəl /
ADJECTIVE
inhabitable
Synonyms
STRONGEST


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Previous research has identified rocky planets orbiting within the habitable zones of their stars.

From Science Daily Jul. 21, 2026

Instead of beginning with today's technology, the workshop summary starts by imagining what a habitable Mars might eventually look like and then works backward to identify the steps needed to get there.

From Science Daily Jul. 17, 2026

"This is the first time anyone has found an atmosphere on a rocky planet in the habitable zone of another star."

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

A presidential commission to determine how habitable buildings are has been organizing workshops to prepare engineers and architects to inspect buildings damaged by the earthquakes.

From Barron's Jul. 8, 2026

If the philosophers were right and the habitable earth was a sphere floating on the surface of a larger globe of water, then a map should show the habitable earth as a circle.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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