crossableness

English

Etymology

From crossable +‎ -ness.

Noun

crossableness (uncountable)

1. (rare) The quality of being crossable.

   Synonym: crossability

   Antonyms: uncrossability, (rare) uncrossableness

   • 1894 December 15, M. A. C., “Notes about Grafton and the Synod”, in Geo[rge] Martin, J[ames] E[dward] Carruthers, editors, The Methodist, volume III, number 50, Sydney, N.S.W.: Wesleyan Methodist Church, page 4, column 1:

     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.

   • 1910 September 24, “Another Problem. Circus Parades May Have to Change Their Accustomed Routes Through Streets.”, in Greenville Daily News […], Greenville, S.C., page 5, column 3:

     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.

   • 1999, Raôul R.D. Oudejans, Frank C. Bakker, “The Role of Movement in Perception”, in Václav Hošek, Pavel Tilinger, Luboš Bílek, editors, Psychology of Sport and Exercise: Enhancing the Quality of Life (Proceedings of the 10^th European Congress of Sport Psychology - FEPSAC; part 2), Prague: Charles University, →ISBN, page 76:

     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).