APPOSABLE

opposable, apposable

(adjective) capable of being placed opposite to something; “the thumb is opposable to the forefinger”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

apposable (not comparable)

(anatomy) Capable of being apposed, or applied one to another, as the thumb to the fingers of the hand; able to be brought into direct spatial opposition.

Synonyms

• opposable

Source: Wiktionary


Ap*pos"a*ble, a. (Anat.)

Definition: Capable of being apposed, or applied one to another, as the thumb to the fingers of the hand.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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