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)
- 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
- disunitable
- splittable
Antonyms
- (all meanings): indivisible, non-divisible
- (capable of being divided): combinable, mergeable, unifiable
Related terms
Translations
capable of being divided
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of an integer, that when divided leaves no remainder
Noun
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
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin dīvīsibilis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
divisible (masculine and feminine plural divisibles)
- divisible (capable of being divided)
- Antonym: indivisible
- (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.
French
Etymology
From Old French, borrowed from Late Latin divisibilis, from the verb Latin divido.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /di.vi.zibl/
Derived terms
Further reading
- “divisible” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin dīvīsibilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dibiˈsible/, [d̪iβiˈsiβle]
Adjective
divisible (plural divisibles)
- divisible (capable of being divided)
- Antonym: indivisible
- (arithmetic) divisible (of an integer, that when divided leaves no remainder)
Related terms
Further reading
- “divisible” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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