viable

[US]/ˈvaɪəbl/
[UK]/ˈvaɪəbl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj.capable of supporting life
capable of reproducing
capable of being carried out

Phrases & Collocations

viable option

viable solution

viable alternative

Example Sentences

a viable newborn child

a viable plan; a viable national economy.See Synonyms at possible

It is only their investment that makes the programme economically viable.

Engineers are still trying to come up with a commercially viable replacement for internal-combustion engines.

A summary of the effects of temperature, pressure, shaliness on Archie equation is given on the basis of the previous study on the influence factors.And a viable correction method is proposed.

Making cars by hand is possible but not economically feasible. Somethingviable is both practicable and workable; the term often implies capacity for continuing effectiveness or success:

From the visual prognosis of our series, transscleral fixation of posterior chamber lens appears to be a viable alternative to improve functional visual acuity in acapsular aphakic patients.

Passive and Hybrid Downdraught Cooling, which rely on natural cooling processes based on water evaporation and solar power, are now technically viable in many parts of the world.

Real-world Examples

It turns bamboo into a viable building material.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) May 2015 Compilation

All of the seeds they looked at seemed viable.

Source: The Economist - Technology

So we have viable knowledge to bring to the table.

Source: VOA Standard Speed May 2016 Collection

Now researchers have demonstrated a method that kept rat livers viable up to four days.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Collection July 2014

" But there is a viable industry there" .

Source: VOA Slow English - Entertainment

Ground transport was not viable because of shoddy roads.

Source: New York Times

I think the problem is that my topic isn't viable.

Source: CET-6 Listening Past Exam Questions (with Translations)

But high-tech concepts are not the only viable business ideas.

Source: The Economist - International

That is hardly a viable approach for most people.

Source: The Economist - Technology

There was no viable cancer left.

Source: What it takes: Celebrity Interviews

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