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maneuverability

maneuverability

6 7.0
The ability of a car, boat, or drone to move and turn easily
  • noun
  • /məˌnuːvərˈbɪləti/
  • US
translation icon : maniobrabilidad
  • The compact design combines stretch and maneuverability.
  • increase in maneuverability
  • mobility and maneuverability
  • improve maneuverability

First of all in size, in proportion type power, yes, in maneuverability.

Examples

  • India's pressure for its security concerns and China's aggressive regional policies have severely restricted Nepal's maneuverability.

    Academic text (1992)

  • The other two energy darts clipped the thrust vector vents on the port side, limiting his maneuverability.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • But they also want the things men want, like safety, power, and maneuverability.

    Blog text (15)

  • The inherent problem with this method, however, is the inability to remove one's hand from the board without losing maneuverability.

    Academic text (1994)

  • Flying birds display remarkable features of maneuverability that to date have no technological parallel.

    Academic text (2001)

  • The secret behind the aircraft's maneuverability lies in its unusual control system.

    Academic text (2005)

  • Ford's Third Age Suit helps engineers analyze an older person's maneuverability.

    Academic text (2005)

  • Wing-root extensions also radically enhanced the maneuverability of fighters.

    Academic text (2003)

  • Equipment was devised in each case to increase range and maneuverability; for example, scuba equipment and climbing spikes and grippers.

    Academic text (1992)

  • The secret behind the aircraft's maneuverability lies in its unusual control system.

Synonyms

mobility
vsmaneuverability
92 3.4

Being able to move or change position easily

adds precise directional control and effectiveness to simple free movement
steerability
vsmaneuverability
  • Specialized
6.8

How easy it is to guide or control something

emphasizes easy movement as well as effective directional control
manipulability
vsmaneuverability
8.9

How easy something is to hold, move, or control

focuses on external handling or influence rather than movement or direction

Antonyms

immobility
4 6.3

A state of no movement or not being able to move

rigidity
  • Specialized
3 6.0

Not able to bend or change shape easily

How Maneuverable

agility
35 3.7
nimbleness
1 3.8
maneuverability
  • US
6 7.0
awkwardness
1 4.2

Surface Forms

maneuverability singular
maneuverabilities plural
manoeuvrabilities plural
manoeuvrability singular

Morphology

maneuverability = maneuverable (transparent) = maneuver + able + ity

Formed by adding the productive adjective-forming suffix '-able' to 'maneuver' and then the nominalizing suffix '-ity'; the meaning follows standard derivational patterns.

Etymology

The word maneuverability comes from maneuver, which comes from an old word manus meaning 'hand' and the same root is in manual and manipulate. So maneuverability means how easily something can be moved or controlled, like how a hand can move things well.