opposable
adjEtymology From oppose + -able.
1
Susceptible to being opposed or resisted.
2
Capable of being placed opposite something else.
- The thumb is opposable to the forefinger.
- Derived terms
- opposable thumb, opposably, unopposable
adj — 2 senses
Etymology From oppose + -able.
Susceptible to being opposed or resisted.
Capable of being placed opposite something else.
Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.