1. capable of being settled or resolved
2. able to sink to the bottom of a liquid; capable of settling out
Usage: technical

Examples

• The dispute was settleable through mediation.
• Most legal conflicts are settleable out of court.
• The particles in the water sample were settleable after adding the chemical.
• Engineers determined that the suspended solids were settleable within two hours.
• This type of disagreement is usually settleable with good communication.
• The laboratory tested whether the waste materials were settleable.