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Meaning of "opposably" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OPPOSABLY

opposably  [əˈpəʊzəblɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OPPOSABLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Opposably is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES OPPOSABLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of opposably in the English dictionary

The first definition of opposably in the dictionary is in such a way as to be capable of being opposed. Other definition of opposably is in such a way as to be capable of being moved into a position facing the other digits so as to be able to touch the ends of each. Opposably is also in such a way as to be capable of being placed opposite something else.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OPPOSABLY


advisably
ədˈvaɪzəblɪ
excusably
ɪksˈkjuːzəblɪ
feasibly
ˈfiːzəblɪ
fusibly
ˈfjuːzəblɪ
implausibly
ɪmˈplɔːzəblɪ
indivisibly
ˌɪndɪˈvɪzəblɪ
inexcusably
ˌɪnɪkˈskjuːzəblɪ
invisibly
ɪnˈvɪzəblɪ
irrecusably
ˌɪrɪˈkjuːzəblɪ
plausibly
ˈplɔːzəblɪ
recognizably
ˌrɛkəɡˈnaɪzəblɪ
sizably
ˈsaɪzəblɪ
sizeably
ˈsaɪzəblɪ
supposably
səˈpəʊzəblɪ
unaccusably
ˌʌnəˈkjuːzəblɪ
unappeasably
ˌʌnəˈpiːzəblɪ
unrecognisably
ˌʌnrɛkəɡˈnaɪzəblɪ
unrecognizably
ʌnˌrɛkəɡˈnaɪzəblɪ
unusably
ʌnˈjuːzəblɪ
usably
ˈjuːzəblɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OPPOSABLY

opposability
opposable
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 OPPOSABLY

accusably
cognisably
comfortably
considerably
conversably
dispensably
impassably
inadvisably
indispensably
inerasably
kissably
notably
passably
preferably
presumably
probably
realisably
reasonably
unadvisably
unsurpassably

Synonyms and antonyms of opposably in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «opposably» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OPPOSABLY

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The translations of opposably from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «opposably» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

opposably
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

opposably
570 millions of speakers

English

opposably
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

opposably
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

opposably
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

opposably
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

opposably
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

opposably
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

opposably
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bertentangan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

opposably
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

opposably
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

opposably
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Opposed
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

opposably
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

opposably
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विपरीत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

opposably
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

opposably
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

opposably
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

opposably
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

opposably
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

opposably
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

opposably
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

opposably
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

opposably
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of opposably

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OPPOSABLY»

The term «opposably» is barely ever used and occupies the 199.844 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about opposably

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OPPOSABLY»

Discover the use of opposably in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to opposably and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Advances in Radiotherapy Research and Application: 2013 Edition
A second electrode is in electrical communication with the first electrode and is opposably positionable with respect thereto such that the target site is at least partially disposed therebetween. The second electrode is configured to cooperate ...
‎2013
2
Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark ...
An alignment tool for use in aligning two component- tool comprising; a body with a pair of arm attachment points. a laser affixed to said body, a pair of opposably clamping arms individually and pi\c« attached to said arm attachment points for ...
‎2002
3
Play and Exploration in Children and Animals
Marmosets and lemurs were the most likely to manipulate with their mouths, the lesser apes with their feet, and the apes and the cercopithecines were the most likely to use the fingers opposably or independently of one another.
Thomas G. Power, 1999
4
Teachable Moments: Re-conceptualizing Curricula Understandings
By the latter part of the first year, infants use the thumb and index finger opposably in a well-coordinated pincer grasp. Then the ability to manipulate objects greatly expands. The one-year- old can pick up grains and blades of grass, turn knobs ...
Eunsook Hyun, 2006
5
Advances in Carbon Research and Application: 2013 Edition
... wherein the first solar reflector and the second solar reflector are concave, and opposably and connectably arranged respectively upon a first solar reflector hinge and a second solar reflector hinge that are both aligned with a solar collection ...
‎2013
6
The Canadian Patent Office Record and Register of Copyrights ...
... hair. a second washer adapted to overlie said first-named washer, said second wash-er co-mprising separable elements opposably notch-ed, said notches being adapted to define an opening in registry with the opening in the lower washer, ...
‎1929
7
Girlchild: A Novel
But she’s checked the Handbook out from the elementary school library so many times that her name fills all the lines on the card, and she pores over its surreal advice (Uniforms, disposing of outgrown; The Right Use of Your Body; Finding ...
Tupelo Hassman, 2012
8
The Evolution of Bruno Littlemore
I looked up to the shelf, and I saw my family—my old family, my mother, Fanny, and my father, Rotpe- ter, my aunt Gloria, and my uncle Rex—huddled together on top of the shelf, several gangly purple hands and gangly opposably-toed feet  ...
Benjamin Hale, 2011
9
Electro-diagnosis and electrotherapeutics
The current which occurs in this way in the secondary spiral is opposably directed in the rapid approach of the primary galvanic current, and similarly directed in the rapid withdrawal. We call this induction, faradic or secondary current.
Toby Cohn, 1904
10
An introduction to Bini
When preceded immediately by a high tone, the tone on the particle is low, /ukpo no/; when preceded immediately by a low tone, the tone of the particle is opposably high, /ukpokpo no/. world thi rty yam CYCLE 3 M-l Otabo Ebil] Ejosef u Ejorgi ...
Ernest F. Dunn, Rebecca N. Agheyisi, Peace Corps (U.S.), 1968

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OPPOSABLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term opposably is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Sony Tablet S preview
Turn it 90 degrees and it's much easier to opposably tap at the thing, but then the somewhat sharp edges on the skinny side start cutting into ... «Engadget, Aug 11»
2
I'll Give Myself a C+
... Leakey's Rift Valley bone chips, I held an early ancestor of the highly evolved, upright-walking, opposably-thumbed gardens I design today. «Santa Barbara Edhat, Jul 11»

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