divisible

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French, from Late Latin divisibilis, from the verb Latin divido.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): [dɪˈvɪzɪbəɫ]

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.

Synonyms

• disunitable
• splittable

Antonyms

• (all meanings): indivisible, non-divisible
• (capable of being divided): combinable, mergeable, unifiable

Related terms

• divisibility
• separable

Translations

capable of being divided

• Bulgarian: делим (bg) (delim)
• Catalan: divisible
• Czech: dělitelný
• Danish: delelig
• Dutch: deelbaar (nl)
• Finnish: jaollinen (fi)
• French: divisible (fr)
• Georgian: დაყოფადი (daq̇opadi), გაყოფადი (gaq̇opadi), დანაწილებადი (danac̣ilebadi)
• German: teilbar (de)
• Greek: διαιρετός (el) (diairetós)
• Greenlandic: agguarneqarsinnaasoq
• Hungarian: osztható (hu)

• Icelandic: deilanlegur
• Italian: divisibile (it)
• Japanese: 分割できる (ja) (bunkatsu dekiru), 割れる (ja) (wareru), 分けられる (wakerareru), 可分の (ja) (kabun no)
• Polish: podzielny (pl)
• Portuguese: divisível (pt)
• Romanian: divizibil (ro)
• Russian: дели́мый (ru) (delímyj)
• Spanish: divisible (es)
• Swedish: delbar (sv)
• Tagalog: mahahati
• Turkish: bölünebilir (tr), taksim edilebilir (dated)

of an integer, that when divided leaves no remainder

• Bulgarian: делим (bg) (delim)
• Catalan: divisible
• Czech: dělitelný
• Danish: delelig
• Dutch: deelbaar (nl)
• Finnish: jaollinen (fi)
• French: divisible (fr)
• German: teilbar (de)
• Greek: διαιρετός (el) (diairetós)
• Greenlandic: agguarneqarsinnaasoq
• Hungarian: osztható (hu)

• Icelandic: deilanlegur
• Japanese: 割り切れる (warikireru)
• Polish: podzielny (pl)
• Portuguese: divisível (pt)
• Romanian: divizibil (ro)
• Russian: дели́мый (ru) (delímyj)
• Spanish: divisible (es)
• Swedish: delbar (sv)
• Tagalog: mahahati
• Turkish: bölünebilir (tr), taksim edilebilir (dated)

Noun

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 […]

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin dīvīsibilis.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /di.viˈzi.blə/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /di.biˈzi.blə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /di.viˈzi.ble/

Adjective

divisible (masculine and feminine plural divisibles)

1. divisible (capable of being divided)

   Antonyms: indivisible

2. (arithmetic) divisible (of an integer, that when divided leaves no remainder)

Related terms

• divisibilitat

Further reading

• “divisible” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di.vi.zibl/

Adjective

divisible (plural divisibles)

1. divisible

Derived terms

• divisibilité

Related terms

• diviser
• division

Further reading

• “divisible” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin dīvīsibilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dibiˈsible/, [d̪iβiˈsiβle]

Adjective

divisible (plural divisibles)

1. divisible (capable of being divided)

   Antonyms: indivisible

2. (arithmetic) divisible (of an integer, that when divided leaves no remainder)

Related terms

• divisibilidad

Further reading

• “divisible” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.