opposable

[ uh-poh-zuh-buhl ]

/ əˈpoʊ zə bəl /

adjective

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

capable of being resisted, fought, or opposed.

Origin of opposable

First recorded in 1660–70; oppose + -able

OTHER WORDS FROM opposable

op·pos·a·bil·i·ty, nounnon·op·pos·a·ble, adjectiveun·op·pos·a·ble, adjective

Words nearby opposable

opportunistic, opportunistic infection, opportunity, opportunity cost, opportunity shop, opposable, opposable thumb, oppose, opposed-cylinder, opposed-piston engine, opposeless

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Example sentences from the Web for opposable

If frogs had opposable thumbs, Kermit would be twiddling them when Muppets Most Wanted begins.
‘Muppets Most Wanted’ Is a Perfect (Utterly Silly) Muppet Movie|Kevin Fallon|March 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
All the digits are armed with claws, and the pollex and hallux are not opposable.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds
What would man's power be as a tool-using animal without his strong, opposable thumb?
The Last Harvest|John Burroughs
It had the same place in crustacean development that the opposable thumb is believed to have had in that of man.
The Appendages, Anatomy, and Relationships of Trilobites|Percy Edward Raymond

What a comedy that man should work so hard to prove that his chief glory is his opposable thumb, or a few ounces of brain matter!
The Whence and the Whither of Man|John Mason Tyler
The thumb of their anterior paws is nearly as opposable as that of the posterior.
The Desert World|Arthur Mangin

British Dictionary definitions for opposable

opposable

/ (əˈpəʊzəbəl) /

adjective

capable of being opposed

Also: apposable (of the thumb of primates, esp man) capable of being moved into a position facing the other digits so as to be able to touch the ends of each

capable of being placed opposite something else

Derived forms of opposable

opposably, adverbopposability, noun

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单词	opposable
释义	opposable [ uh-poh-zuh-buhl ] / əˈpoʊ zə bəl / adjective capable of being placed opposite to something else: the opposable thumb of primates. capable of being resisted, fought, or opposed. Origin of opposable First recorded in 1660–70; oppose + -able OTHER WORDS FROM opposable op·pos·a·bil·i·ty, nounnon·op·pos·a·ble, adjectiveun·op·pos·a·ble, adjective Words nearby opposable opportunistic, opportunistic infection, opportunity, opportunity cost, opportunity shop, opposable, opposable thumb, oppose, opposed-cylinder, opposed-piston engine, opposeless Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for opposable If frogs had opposable thumbs, Kermit would be twiddling them when Muppets Most Wanted begins. ‘Muppets Most Wanted’ Is a Perfect (Utterly Silly) Muppet Movie\|Kevin Fallon\|March 21, 2014\|DAILY BEAST All the digits are armed with claws, and the pollex and hallux are not opposable. The Vertebrate Skeleton\|Sidney H. Reynolds What would man's power be as a tool-using animal without his strong, opposable thumb? The Last Harvest\|John Burroughs It had the same place in crustacean development that the opposable thumb is believed to have had in that of man. The Appendages, Anatomy, and Relationships of Trilobites\|Percy Edward Raymond What a comedy that man should work so hard to prove that his chief glory is his opposable thumb, or a few ounces of brain matter! The Whence and the Whither of Man\|John Mason Tyler The thumb of their anterior paws is nearly as opposable as that of the posterior. The Desert World\|Arthur Mangin British Dictionary definitions for opposable opposable / (əˈpəʊzəbəl) / adjective capable of being opposed Also: apposable (of the thumb of primates, esp man) capable of being moved into a position facing the other digits so as to be able to touch the ends of each capable of being placed opposite something else Derived forms of opposable opposably, adverbopposability, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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