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divisible
- [dɪˈvɪzɪbəɫ] UK
Where it comes from
PIE word
*dwóh₁
From Middle English divisible, from Old French, from Late Latin divisibilis, from the verb Latin divido.
adjective
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Capable of being divided or split.
Near-synonyms: separable, separatable
Similar: dividable, splittable, partible, separable, separatable · Opposite: indivisible, nondivisible, undividable
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Of an integer, that, when divided by another integer, results in another integer still, thus leaving no remainder.
Just as 12 is divisible by 3, so is 48 divisible by 12.
Similar: dividable, splittable, partible, separable, separatable, evenly divisible · Opposite: indivisible, nondivisible, undividable
Similar: divisible, discerpible, partible, scissile, separable, splittable · Opposite: combinable, indivisible, mergeable, unifiable
noun divisibles
- Any substance that can be divided. The compoſition of Bodies, whether it be of Diviſibles or Indiviſibles, is a queſtion which must be rank'd with the Indiſſolvibles: For though it hath been attempted by the moſt illuſtrious Wits of all Philoſophick Ages; yet they have done little elſe, but ſhewn their own diviſions to be almoſt as i
Thesaurus
adjective
Similar: divisible, discerpible, partible, scissile, separable, splittable · Opposite: combinable, indivisible, mergeable, unifiable
Translations
Talk about this word "divisible." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/divisible. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. divisible. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/divisible "divisible." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/divisible.Cite this
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title = {divisible},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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