opposabilityn.

Brit.

/əˌpəʊzəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S.

/əˌpoʊzəˈbɪlᵻdi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: opposable adj., -ity suffix.

Etymology: < opposable adj. + -ity suffix: see -bility suffix. Compare French opposabilité (1865).

Zoology.

The property of a digit of being opposable.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > digit > [noun] > specific quality

opposability1863

opposition1868

macrodactyly1942

macrodactylism1959

1863 T. H. Huxley Evid. Man's Place Nature ii. 86 The great toe,..in uncivilized and barefooted people,..retains a great amount of mobility, and even some sort of opposability.

1882 Contemp. Rev. Mar. 430 The large size and complete opposability of the thumb.

1919 Sci. Monthly Sept. 203 In apes the first digit..is distinguished by extraordinary mobility including opposability to the other digits.

1974 Science 10 May 640/1 Clawed chiridia are superior to the friction pads and digital opposability of primates for locomotion on vertical supports.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	opposability
释义	opposabilityn. Brit. /əˌpəʊzəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S. /əˌpoʊzəˈbɪlᵻdi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: opposable adj., -ity suffix. Etymology: < opposable adj. + -ity suffix: see -bility suffix. Compare French opposabilité (1865). Zoology. The property of a digit of being opposable. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > digit > [noun] > specific quality opposability1863 opposition1868 macrodactyly1942 macrodactylism1959 1863 T. H. Huxley Evid. Man's Place Nature ii. 86 The great toe,..in uncivilized and barefooted people,..retains a great amount of mobility, and even some sort of opposability. 1882 Contemp. Rev. Mar. 430 The large size and complete opposability of the thumb. 1919 Sci. Monthly Sept. 203 In apes the first digit..is distinguished by extraordinary mobility including opposability to the other digits. 1974 Science 10 May 640/1 Clawed chiridia are superior to the friction pads and digital opposability of primates for locomotion on vertical supports. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1863
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