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Meaning of "opposable" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OPPOSABLE

opposable  [əˈpəʊzəbəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OPPOSABLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Opposable is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES OPPOSABLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

opposable

Thumb

The thumb is the first finger of the hand. When a person is standing in the medical anatomical position, the thumb is the outermost digit. The Medical Latin English noun for thumb is pollex, and the corresponding adjective for thumb is pollical.

Definition of opposable in the English dictionary

The first definition of opposable in the dictionary is capable of being opposed. Other definition of opposable is Also: apposable. capable of being moved into a position facing the other digits so as to be able to touch the ends of each. Opposable is also capable of being placed opposite something else.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OPPOSABLE


closable
ˈkləʊzəbəl
closeable
ˈkləʊzəbəl
corrosible
kəˈrəʊzəbəl
decomposable
ˌdiːkəmˈpəʊzəbəl
disposable
dɪˈspəʊzəbəl
enclosable
ɪnˈkləʊzəbəl
explosible
ɪkˈspləʊzəbəl
imposable
ɪmˈpəʊzəbəl
indecomposable
ˌɪndiːkəmˈpəʊzəbəl
posable
ˈpəʊzəbəl
poseable
ˈpəʊzəbəl
reclosable
riːˈkləʊzəbəl
superimposable
ˌsuːpərɪmˈpəʊzəbəl
superposable
ˌsuːpəˈpəʊzəbəl
supposable
səˈpəʊzəbəl
transposable
trænˈspəʊzəbəl
uncomposable
ˌʌnkəmˈpəʊzəbəl
undecomposable
ˌʌndɪkəmˈpəʊzəbəl
undiagnosable
ˌʌnˌdaɪəɡˈnəʊzəbəl
unsupposable
ˌʌnsəˈpəʊzəbəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OPPOSABLE

opposability
opposably
oppose
opposed
opposed-cylinder
opposeless
opposer
opposing
opposingly
opposite
opposite number
opposite prompt
opposite sex
opposite to
oppositely
oppositeness
opposition
Opposition benches
opposition hold
oppositional

WORDS THAT END LIKE OPPOSABLE

able
addressable
advisable
collapsable
conversable
disable
focusable
indispensable
inexcusable
kissable
licensable
passable
realisable
releasable
reusable
sable
unrecognisable
unsurpassable
unusable
usable
utilisable

Synonyms and antonyms of opposable in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «opposable» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OPPOSABLE

Find out the translation of opposable to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of opposable from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «opposable» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

与之相对的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

oponible
570 millions of speakers

English

opposable
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

संतुलनीय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يحتج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

противопоставляться
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

oponíveis
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রতিবাদযোগ্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

opposable
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bertentangan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

opposable
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

対置できる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

반대 할
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Opposable
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đối diện
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

opposable
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विरोधक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

opposable
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

opponibile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przeciwstawny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

протиставлятися
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

opozabil
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κοντράρουμε
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

opponerende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

motsättbara
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

opposable
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of opposable

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OPPOSABLE»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OPPOSABLE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about opposable

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QUOTES WITH «OPPOSABLE»

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Diane Lane
Sometimes I think opposable thumbs were invented so teenage girls could use text messaging.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OPPOSABLE»

Discover the use of opposable in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to opposable and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Opposable Mind: Winning Through Integrative Thinking
If you want to be as successful as Jack Welch, Larry Bossidy, or Michael Dell, read their autobiographical advice books, right? Wrong, says Roger Martin in The Opposable Mind.
Roger Martin, 2013
2
Opposable thumbs
The first book published by the author of In a Temple of Trees, Opposable Thumbs offers a humor as wry as Flannery O'Connor's, minus the religion, at least as O'Connor viewed that commodity.
Suzanne Hudson, 2001
3
In celebration of balance and opposable thumbs
joe sorren : in celebration of balance and opposable thumbs. a must have art book celebrating the past 10 years of joe sorren and his inspirational painting collection featuring introduction by matt hall, and poetry by anne telford and ...
Joe Sorren, 2005
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Opposable Thumb
Poetry. This is Joe Elliot's second collection of pitch-perfect poems. "OPPOSABLE THUMB is essential reading.
Joe Elliot, 2006
5
Monkey Island: Or the Advantage of Opposable Thumbs
In search of treasure on Monkey Island, Charlie helps the monkeys to defeat the terrifying ghost who's threatening to give them wet willies!
‎2010
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Baboons: Life in the Troop
Opposable Thumb Baboons have opposable thumbs. They can move their thumbs to meet their fingers. People use their thumbs in the same way. A baboon's foot works like its hand. A baboon can easily grasp objects with its hands and feet.
Adele Richardson, 2001
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Primate Anatomy: An Introduction
Pseudo-opposable thumbs: all prosimians and Cebidae Group 3. Opposable thumbs: Old World monkeys, great apes, and humans Group 4. Opposable, comparatively long thumbs: Hylobatidae Napier also included the lesser apes in his ...
Friderun Ankel-Simons, 2010
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Primate Origins: Adaptations and Evolution: Adaptations and ...
It is also well known that Didelphidae, in a restricted sense including tarsal characters and opposable hallux (i.e., having arboreal adaptations), are known at least since the Early Eocene (Szalay, 1982). In fact, Ameridelphians, and possibly ...
Matthew J. Ravosa, Marian Dagosto, 2007
9
Janice VanCleave's 204 Sticky, Gloppy, Wacky, and Wonderful ...
Most primates have thumbs that are opposable, meaning that the thumb can be positioned opposite the fingers, as when you pick up a coin. The thumb and fingers can touch at the tips. Your index and second finger are not opposable, but can ...
Janice VanCleave, 2002
10
Function, Selection, and Design
Let's see how this works in a particular case — your opposable thumb. In so far as your opposable thumb is the result of selection, it is, indirectly, the result of natural selection for thumbs of that type.9 According to the theory I favor, the function ...
David J. Buller, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OPPOSABLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term opposable is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tales From the Motherhood: Turning the corner into adolescence …
... were sprayed into Holly's mouth – or so I figured from my desk upstairs, as she was the only other one home with opposable thumbs. «Kane County Chronicle, Jul 15»
2
Travel Gear: An extra hand for filming, radar for bikes and leaving …
... got its own special grip (on top of that useful opposable digits one). The Hand Mount is a Velcro-secured glove that is said to fit all hand sizes. «Irish Times, Jul 15»
3
Serena Cosmo: the shish kebab is excellent, affordable meal option
Yes, I view eating beings once alive and free of opposable thumbs as a great privilege, which is why I love the idea — so prevalent in the ... «Opelika Auburn News, Jul 15»
4
Samantha Bennett: Are you rubbing your cat the wrong way?
The classy thing is to hand the cat a bottle of chilled water and wait for him to evolve opposable thumbs to open it. Or you can just make sure his ... «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jul 15»
5
The Bear's Mouth
... before the publication. That way The Bear can have the extra time to input it in his computer. Having no opposable thumbs is kind of a drag. «Big Bear Grizzly, Jul 15»
6
Big to-do over my dog's doo
"I'd pick it up myself but I don't have opposable thumbs," was the clear telepathic message my pint-sized pet sent me. I will take a moment here ... «Winnipeg Free Press, Jul 15»
7
Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!, review: 'just plain bad'
So clumsy was Sharknado 3, it seemed slapped together by someone with dorsal fins rather than opposable thumbs. Dialogue was dubbed ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
8
Kids can now create and customize their own prosthetic arm from Lego
Going far beyond just fingers and opposable thumbs, IKO can be used to build the robotic arm of kids' dreams, complete with whatever ... «BetaNews, Jul 15»
9
Important lessons in office etiquette, demonstrated by a corgi
... text during meetings. Especially if you don't have opposable thumbs. Wally-the-corgi-office-etiquette-12. Image: Dustin Drankoski/Mashable ... «Mashable, Jul 15»
10
Snarky in the Suburbs: After leaving Résumé Morass, I'm about to …
It's not like they're lacking opposable thumbs. They have the body parts needed to pick up a sheet of terry cloth. Where have I gone wrong? «Kansas City Star, Jul 15»

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