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Webster 1913 Edition


Divisible

Di-vis′i-ble

,
Adj.
[L.
divisibilis
, fr.
dividere
: cf. F.
divisible
. See
Divide
.]
Capable of being divided or separated.
Extended substance . . . is
divisible
into parts.
Sir W. Hamilton.
Di-vis′i-ble-ness
,
Noun.
Di-vis′i-bly
,
adv.

Di-vis′i-ble

,
Noun.
A divisible substance.
Glanvill.

Webster 1828 Edition


Divisible

DIVISIBLE

,
Adj.
S as z. [L. See Divide.] Capable of division; that may be separated or disunited; separable. Matter is divisible indefinitely.

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divisible

divisible

English

Adjective

divisible (not comparable)

  1. Capable of being divided or split.
  2. (arithmetic) Of an integer, that, when divided by another integer, leaves no remainder.
    12 is divisible by 3.

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divisible (plural divisibles)

  1. Any substance that can be divided.
    • Joseph Glanvill
      The composition of Bodies, whether it be of Divisibles or Indivisibles, is a question which must be rank'd with the Indissolvibles []

French

Etymology

From Old French, a borrowing from Late Latin divisibilis, from the verb Latin divido.

Adjective

divisible m, f (plural divisibles)

  1. divisible

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