OPPOSABILITY

Etymology

Noun

opposability (usually uncountable, plural opposabilities)

The condition or quality of being opposable (capable of being placed opposite to something else).

The condition or quality of being opposable (capable of being resisted).

Source: Wiktionary


Op*pos`a*bil"i*ty, n.

Definition: The condition or quality of being opposable. In no savage have I ever seen the slightest approach to opposability of the great toe, which is the essential distinguishing feature of apes. A. R. Wallace.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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