divisible
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowing from Old French, from Late Latin divisibilis, from the verb Latin divido.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
divisible (not comparable)
- Capable of being divided or split.
- (arithmetic) Of an integer, that, when divided by another integer, leaves no remainder.
- 12 is divisible by 3.
Synonyms[edit]
Antonyms[edit]
- (all meanings): indivisible, non-divisible
- (capable of being divided): combinable, mergeable, unifiable
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
capable of being divided
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of an integer, that when divided leaves no remainder
Noun[edit]
divisible (plural divisibles)
- 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 […]
- Joseph Glanvill
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French, a borrowing from Late Latin divisibilis, from the verb Latin divido.
Adjective[edit]
divisible (plural divisibles)
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “divisible” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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