English Dictionary: divisible | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Divisible \Di*vis"i*ble\, a. [L. divisibilis, fr. dividere: cf. F. divisible. See {Divide}.] Capable of being divided or separated. Extended substance . . . is divisible into parts. --Sir W. Hamilton. {Divisible contract} (Law), a contract containing agreements one of which can be separated from the other. {Divisible offense} (Law), an offense containing a lesser offense in one of a greater grade, so that on the latter there can be an acquittal, while on the former there can be a conviction. -- {Di*vis"i*ble*ness}, n. -- {Di*vis"i*bly}, adv. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Divisible \Di*vis"i*ble\, n. A divisible substance. --Glanvill. |