/ ˌkɒmprɪˈhensəbl; NAmE ˌkɑːm-/ adjective
comprehensible (to sb) ( formal ) that can be understood by sb :
easily / readily comprehensible to the average reader
OPP incomprehensible
► com·pre·hen·sib·il·ity / ˌkɒmprɪˌhensəˈbɪləti; NAmE ˌkɑːm-/ noun [ U ]
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WORD ORIGIN
late 15th cent.: from French compréhensible or Latin comprehensibilis , from comprehens- seized, comprised, from the verb comprehendere , from com- together + prehendere grasp.