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prehensility

prehensility noun: the condition, or extent, of being prehensile.

Noun

prehensility (uncountable)

  1. The condition, or extent, of being prehensile.
    • In addition to noting a general difference in the role of prehensility, we have attempted to compare manipulatory and exploratory procedures more specifically.1990, Melvyn A. Goodale, Vision and Action: The Control of Grasping, page 123

Origin of prehensility

From prehensile + -ity.

Questions about prehensility

What does prehensility mean?
Prehensility means the condition, or extent, of being prehensile.
What part of speech is prehensility?
Prehensility is a noun.

Words near prehensility in the dictionary

  1. prehends
  2. prehensibility
  3. prehensible
  4. prehensile
  5. prehensilely
  6. prehensility
  7. prehensily
  8. prehension
  9. prehensions
  10. prehensive
  11. prehensiveness

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