divisibleadj.n.

/dɪˈvɪzɪb(ə)l/

Forms: Also 1500s–1600s de-.

Etymology: < Latin dīvīsibilis (Tertullian, 3rd cent.), < dīvīs- participial stem of dīvidĕre to divide v.: compare French divisible (Oresme, 14th cent.).

A. adj. Capable of being divided.

1. Capable of being divided into parts (actually, or in thought); capable of being divided into kinds or classes, distinguishable; capable of being divided or distributed among a number.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > action of dividing or divided condition > [adjective] > divided > able to be divided

partablec1400

departable1483

partible1540

severable1548

divisible1552

dividable1587

dividuala1620

depertible1626

dividuous1766

sliceable1976

1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Deuisible, or able to be parted or deuided, deuiduus.

1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lv. 119 In as much as that infinite word is not diuisible into parts, it could not in part but must needes be wholie incarnate.

1665 R. Hooke Micrographia 2 Certainly the quantity or extension of any body may be divisible in infinitum, though perhaps not the matter.

1777 J. Priestley Disquis. Matter & Spirit viii. 88 Matter being infinitely divisible.

1881 St. G. Mivart Cat 14 The Cat's entire frame is divisible into head, neck, trunk, tail, and limbs.

1891 Law Times 106/2 The beneficial interest..is to be divisible amongst the next of kin.

2. Mathematics. Of a number or quantity:

†a. To be divided; forming the dividend. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > arithmetic or algebraic operations > [adjective] > divisible > forming the dividend

divisible1579

1579 L. Digges & T. Digges Stratioticos 9 The number divisible.

b. Capable of being divided without remainder (by).

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > arithmetic or algebraic operations > [adjective] > divisible

measurable1667

divisible1702

1702 V. Mandey tr. J. J. Hainlin Synopsis Mathematica: Theoret. Arithm. ii. 23 As the Number 5439, the figures collected constitute 21, which because 'tis divisible by 3, the Number also 5439 may be divided by 3.

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Number Primitive or prime Number, is that which is only divisible by Unity... Compound Number, is that divisible by some other Number besides Unity.

1897 N.E.D. at Divisible Mod. A number is divisible by 9 if the sum of its digits is divisible by 9.

†B. n. A divisible body.

Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > action of dividing or divided condition > [noun] > capability of > that which has

divisible1661

1661 J. Glanvill Vanity of Dogmatizing v. 53 The composition of bodies, whether it be of Divisibles or Indivisibles.

Derivatives

diˈvisibleness n. divisibility.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > action of dividing or divided condition > [noun] > capability of

divisibility1644

partibility1644

dividuity1656

dividableness1674

divisiblenessa1691

dividuality1803

dividualism1883

a1691 R. Boyle Wks. (1772) I. 355 Naturalists disagree about..the indefinite divisibleness of matter.

a1691 R. Boyle in Wks. (1772) I. 376 The divisibleness of nitre into fixed and volatile parts.

diˈvisibly adv. in a divisible manner, so as to be divisible; †in small portions (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > action of dividing or divided condition > [adverb] > able to be

divisibly1558

1558 Bp. T. Watson Holsome Doctr. Seuen Sacramentes vii. f. xl^v Gods onely begotten sonne goeth into euery man diuisiblye that receyueth him.

1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar v. §7 The use of reason comes at no definite time, but insensibly and divisibly.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	divisible
释义	divisibleadj.n. /dɪˈvɪzɪb(ə)l/ Forms: Also 1500s–1600s de-. Etymology: < Latin dīvīsibilis (Tertullian, 3rd cent.), < dīvīs- participial stem of dīvidĕre to divide v.: compare French divisible (Oresme, 14th cent.). A. adj. Capable of being divided. 1. Capable of being divided into parts (actually, or in thought); capable of being divided into kinds or classes, distinguishable; capable of being divided or distributed among a number. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > action of dividing or divided condition > [adjective] > divided > able to be divided partablec1400 departable1483 partible1540 severable1548 divisible1552 dividable1587 dividuala1620 depertible1626 dividuous1766 sliceable1976 1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Deuisible, or able to be parted or deuided, deuiduus. 1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lv. 119 In as much as that infinite word is not diuisible into parts, it could not in part but must needes be wholie incarnate. 1665 R. Hooke Micrographia 2 Certainly the quantity or extension of any body may be divisible in infinitum, though perhaps not the matter. 1777 J. Priestley Disquis. Matter & Spirit viii. 88 Matter being infinitely divisible. 1881 St. G. Mivart Cat 14 The Cat's entire frame is divisible into head, neck, trunk, tail, and limbs. 1891 Law Times 106/2 The beneficial interest..is to be divisible amongst the next of kin. 2. Mathematics. Of a number or quantity: †a. To be divided; forming the dividend. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > arithmetic or algebraic operations > [adjective] > divisible > forming the dividend divisible1579 1579 L. Digges & T. Digges Stratioticos 9 The number divisible. b. Capable of being divided without remainder (by). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > arithmetic or algebraic operations > [adjective] > divisible measurable1667 divisible1702 1702 V. Mandey tr. J. J. Hainlin Synopsis Mathematica: Theoret. Arithm. ii. 23 As the Number 5439, the figures collected constitute 21, which because 'tis divisible by 3, the Number also 5439 may be divided by 3. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Number Primitive or prime Number, is that which is only divisible by Unity... Compound Number, is that divisible by some other Number besides Unity. 1897 N.E.D. at Divisible Mod. A number is divisible by 9 if the sum of its digits is divisible by 9. †B. n. A divisible body. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > action of dividing or divided condition > [noun] > capability of > that which has divisible1661 1661 J. Glanvill Vanity of Dogmatizing v. 53 The composition of bodies, whether it be of Divisibles or Indivisibles. Derivatives diˈvisibleness n. divisibility. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > action of dividing or divided condition > [noun] > capability of divisibility1644 partibility1644 dividuity1656 dividableness1674 divisiblenessa1691 dividuality1803 dividualism1883 a1691 R. Boyle Wks. (1772) I. 355 Naturalists disagree about..the indefinite divisibleness of matter. a1691 R. Boyle in Wks. (1772) I. 376 The divisibleness of nitre into fixed and volatile parts. diˈvisibly adv. in a divisible manner, so as to be divisible; †in small portions (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > action of dividing or divided condition > [adverb] > able to be divisibly1558 1558 Bp. T. Watson Holsome Doctr. Seuen Sacramentes vii. f. xl^v Gods onely begotten sonne goeth into euery man diuisiblye that receyueth him. 1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar v. §7 The use of reason comes at no definite time, but insensibly and divisibly. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.n.1552
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