opposable Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective capable of being placed opposite to something
    apposable.
    • the thumb is opposable to the forefinger

WordNet

Op*pos"a*ble adjective
Definitions
  1. Capable of being opposed or resisted.
  2. Capable of being placed opposite something else; as, the thumb is opposable to the forefinger.

Webster 1913