Meaning of crossableness | Babel Free

Definitions

The quality of being crossable.

rare, uncountable

Examples

“The crossableness of its bar at all times, enabling the city to keep⟳ a constant and certain communication with the metropolis, has greatly aided its growth and progress⟳.”

“With the Main street crossing blocked for wagon traffic, and with the River street crossing in a most uncertain state of crossableness, already there are beginning to be surmises and speculations afloat in regard to the circus parades.”

“The crossableness of a road in front of oncoming traffic is also an affordance in which one must cover⟳ a certain distance (the width of the road) in less than a certain time (the interval until the next vehicle arrives). It was hypothesized that, as in the fly⟳ ball situation, perception of crossableness would be more accurate given perceptual information about walking abilities (e.g., walking speed⟳).”

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