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Meaning of OPPOSABLE

Pronunciation:  u'powzubul

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  capable of being placed opposite to something; "the thumb is opposable to the forefinger"
 
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 Synonyms: apposable
 
 Antonyms: unopposable
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Op*pos"a*ble\, a.
1. Capable of being opposed or resisted.
2. Capable of being placed opposite something else; as, the
   thumb is opposable to the forefinger.
 

 

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