DIVISIBLE

divisible

(adjective) capable of being or liable to be divided or separated; “even numbers are divisible by two”; “the Americans fought a bloody war to prove that their nation is not divisible”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

divisible (not comparable)

Capable of being divided or split.

(arithmetic) Of an integer, that, when divided by another integer, leaves no remainder.

Synonyms

• disunitable

• splittable

Antonyms

• (all meanings): indivisible, non-divisible

• (capable of being divided): combinable, mergeable, unifiable

Noun

divisible (plural divisibles)

Any substance that can be divided.

Source: Wiktionary


Di*vis"i*ble, a. Etym: [L. divisibilis, fr. dividere: cf. F. divisible. See Divide.]

Definition: Capable of being divided or separated. Extended substance . . . is divisible into parts. Sir W. Hamilton. Divisible contract (Law), a contract containing agreements one of which can be separated from the other.

– Divisible offense (Law), an offense containing a lesser offense in one of a greater grade, so that on the latter there can be an acquittal, while on the former there can be a conviction.

– Di*vis"i*ble*ness, n.

– Di*vis"i*bly, adv.

Di*vis"i*ble, n.

Definition: A divisible substance. Glanvill.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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