opposable

2 definitions found

opposable - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Opposable \Op*pos"a*ble\, a.
     1. Capable of being opposed or resisted.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Capable of being placed opposite something else; as, the
        thumb is opposable to the forefinger.
        [1913 Webster]

opposable - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  opposable
      adj 1: capable of being placed opposite to something; "the thumb
             is opposable to the forefinger" [syn: opposable,
             apposable] [ant: unopposable]