divisible Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective capable of being or liable to be divided or separated
    • even numbers are divisible by two
    • the Americans fought a bloody war to prove that their nation is not divisible

WordNet

Di*vis"i*ble adjective
Etymology
L. divisibilis, fr. dividere: cf. F. divisible. See Divide.
Definitions
  1. Capable of being divided or separated.
    Extended substance . . . is divisible into parts. Sir W. Hamilton.
    -- Di*vis"i*ble*ness, n. -- Di*vis"i*bly, adv.
Di*vis"i*ble noun
Definitions
  1. A divisible substance. Glanvill.

Webster 1913