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divisible

[dɪˈvɪzɪbəɫ]

divisible adjective: capable of being divided or split.

Adjective

divisible (not comparable)

  1. Capable of being divided or split.
    • Near-synonyms: separable, separatable
    1. Of an integer, that, when divided by another integer, results in another integer still, thus leaving no remainder.
      • Just as 12 is divisible by 3, so is 48 divisible by 12.

Noun

divisible (plural divisibles)

  1. Any substance that can be divided.
    • The compoſition of Bodies, whether it be of Diviſibles or Indiviſibles, is a queſtion which must be rank'd with the Indiſſolvibles: For though it hath been attempted by the moſt illuſtrious Wits of all Philoſophick Ages; yet they have done little elſe, but ſhewn their own diviſions to be almoſt as...1661, Joseph Glanvill, chapter V, in The Vanity of Dogmatizing: Or Confidence in Opinions. […], London: […] E. C[otes] for Henry Eversden […], →OCLC, page 53

divisible meaning in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Gujarati

divisible in Tamil

பகுக்கக்கூடிய, பகுபடு, வகுபடு

divisible in Malayalam

പകുക്കാവുന്ന, ഹരിക്കത്തക്ക, ഭാഗിക്കത്തക്ക

divisible in Kannada

ಹಂಚಬಲ್ಲ, ಪಾಲುಮಾಡ ಬಲ್ಲ, ಬಗೆಯಬಲ್ಲ

divisible in Gujarati

divisible, dividable
વિભાજ્ય vibhājya
More languagesFewer languages
divisible in Sanskrit
भाग्य bhāgya
divisible in Tagalog
mahahati

Examples of divisible in a sentence

  • The simple question of which numbers are divisible by others leads directly into many deep number-theoretical questions.
  • The numbers 12 and 18 are commensurable, as both are divisible by 6, while 12 and 19 are incommensurable.
  • This disproved Euler's conjecture, as 22 is an even number not divisible by four.

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Synonyms of divisible

Antonyms

All synonyms and antonyms of divisible

Forms of divisible

pluraldivisibles

Origin of divisible

PIE word *dwóh₁ From Middle English divisible, from Old French, from Late Latin divisibilis, from the verb Latin divido.

Words formed from divisible

Questions about divisible

What does divisible mean?
Divisible means capable of being divided or split.
What is divisible in Tamil?
Divisible in Tamil is பகுக்கக்கூடிய, பகுபடு, வகுபடு. See Divisible meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is divisible?
Divisible can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce divisible?
Divisible is pronounced [dɪˈvɪzɪbəɫ] (UK).

Words near divisible in the dictionary

  1. divisibilists
  2. divisibilities
  3. divisibility
  4. divisibility sequence
  5. divisibility sequences
  6. divisible
  7. divisibleness
  8. divisibles
  9. divisibly
  10. divisim
  11. divisio

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Adapted from Wiktionary: divisible (page history and authors); divisible (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); divisible (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); divisible (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); વિભાજ્ય (Gujarati) (page history and authors); भाग्य (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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