prehensility

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English

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Etymology

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prehensile +‎ -ity

Noun

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prehensility (uncountable)

  1. The condition, or extent, of being prehensile.
    • 1990, Melvyn A. Goodale, Vision and Action: The Control of Grasping, page 123:
      In addition to noting a general difference in the role of prehensility, we have attempted to compare manipulatory and exploratory procedures more specifically.