OPPOSABLE


Meaning of OPPOSABLE in English

— opposability , n.

/euh poh"zeuh beuhl/ , adj.

1. capable of being placed opposite to something else: the opposable thumb of primates.

2. capable of being resisted, fought, or opposed.

[ 1660-70; OPPOSE + -ABLE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .