Opposable

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Opposable \Op*pos"a*ble\, a.
     1. Capable of being opposed or resisted.
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     2. Capable of being placed opposite something else; as, the
        thumb is opposable to the forefinger.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  opposable
       adj : capable of being placed opposite to something; "the thumb is
             opposable to the forefinger" [syn: {apposable}] [ant: {unopposable}]