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apposable

apposable adjective: capable of being apposed, or applied one to another, as the thumb to the fingers of the hand; able to be brought into direct spatial opposition.

Adjective

apposable (not comparable)

  1. Capable of being apposed, or applied one to another, as the thumb to the fingers of the hand; able to be brought into direct spatial opposition.
    Synonyms:
    opposable

Synonyms of apposable

Origin of apposable

From appose + -able.

Words formed from apposable

Questions about apposable

What does apposable mean?
Apposable means capable of being apposed, or applied one to another, as the thumb to the fingers of the hand; able to be brought into direct spatial opposition.
What part of speech is apposable?
Apposable is an adjective.

Words near apposable in the dictionary

  1. apportionment
  2. apportionments
  3. apportions
  4. apports
  5. apposability
  6. apposable
  7. appose
  8. apposed
  9. apposer
  10. apposers
  11. apposes

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