OPPOSABLE

opposable, apposable

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

opposable (comparative more opposable, superlative most opposable)

Capable of being opposed or resisted.

Capable of being placed opposite something else.

Antonyms

• (capable of being resisted): unopposable

• (capable of being placed opposite): nonopposable

Source: Wiktionary


Op*pos"a*ble, a.

1. Capable of being opposed or resisted.

2. Capable of being placed opposite something else; as, the thumb is opposable to the forefinger.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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