Meanings
- not comparableCapable of being divided or split.
Near-synonyms: separable, separatable
Synonyms: dividable, splittable, partible, separable, separatable · Antonyms: indivisible, nondivisible, undividable
- not comparablearithmeticOf 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.
Synonyms: dividable, splittable, partible, separable, separatable, evenly divisible · Antonyms: indivisible, nondivisible, undividable, indivisible, nondivisible
plural divisibles
- Any substance that can be divided.
1 more example
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 infinite, as ſome ſuppoſe thoſe of their Subject.
1661, Joseph Glanvill, chapter V, in The Vanity of Dogmatizing: Or Confidence in Opinions. […], London: […] E. C[otes] for Henry Eversden […], →OCLC, page 53
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveCapable of being divided or split.
adjectiveOf an integer, that, when divided by another integer, results in another integer still, thus leaving no remainder.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivecapable of being or liable to be divided or separated
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latindivido
- Late Latindivisibilis
- Middle Englishdivisible
- Englishdivisible
PIE word *dwóh₁ From Middle English divisible, from Old French, from Late Latin divisibilis, from the verb Latin divido.
More words from Middle English, Late Latin, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek μεριστός
- μεριστός (meristós)capable of being divided
Bulgarian делим, делим
- делим (delim)of an integer, that when divided leaves no remainder
- делим (delim)capable of being divided
Catalan divisible, divisible
- divisibleof an integer, that when divided leaves no remainder
- divisiblecapable of being divided
Czech dělitelný, dělitelný
- dělitelnýof an integer, that when divided leaves no remainder
- dělitelnýcapable of being divided
Danish delelig, delelig
- deleligof an integer, that when divided leaves no remainder
- deleligcapable of being divided
Dutch deelbaar, deelbaar
- deelbaarof an integer, that when divided leaves no remainder
- deelbaarcapable of being divided
Finnish jaollinen, jaollinen
- jaollinenof an integer, that when divided leaves no remainder
- jaollinencapable of being divided
French divisible, divisible
- divisibleof an integer, that when divided leaves no remainder
- divisiblecapable of being divided
German teilbar, teilbar
- teilbarof an integer, that when divided leaves no remainder
- teilbarcapable of being divided
- dividierbarcapable of being divided
Greek διαιρετός, διαιρετός
- διαιρετός (diairetós)of an integer, that when divided leaves no remainder
- διαιρετός (diairetós)capable of being divided
Hungarian osztható, osztható
- oszthatóof an integer, that when divided leaves no remainder
- oszthatócapable of being divided
- feloszthatócapable of being divided
- felbonthatócapable of being divided
- bonthatócapable of being divided
Icelandic deilanlegur, deilanlegur
- deilanlegurof an integer, that when divided leaves no remainder
- deilanlegurcapable of being divided
Italian divisibile, divisibile
- divisibileof an integer, that when divided leaves no remainder
- divisibilecapable of being divided
Japanese 割り切れる, 分割できる
- 割り切れる (warikireru)of an integer, that when divided leaves no remainder
- 分割できる (bunkatsu dekiru)capable of being divided
- 割れる (wareru)capable of being divided
- 分けられる (wakerareru)capable of being divided
- 可分の (kabun no)capable of being divided
Latin divisibilis
- divisibiliscapable of being divided
Lithuanian dalomas
- dalomasof an integer, that when divided leaves no remainder
Polish podzielny, podzielny
- podzielnyof an integer, that when divided leaves no remainder
- podzielnycapable of being divided
Portuguese divisível, divisível
- divisívelof an integer, that when divided leaves no remainder
- divisívelcapable of being divided
Romanian divizibil, divizibil
- divizibilof an integer, that when divided leaves no remainder
- divizibilcapable of being divided
Russian дели́мый, дели́мый
- дели́мый (delímyj)of an integer, that when divided leaves no remainder
- дели́мый (delímyj)capable of being divided
Spanish divisible, divisible
- divisibleof an integer, that when divided leaves no remainder
- divisiblecapable of being divided
Swedish delbar, delbar
- delbarof an integer, that when divided leaves no remainder
- delbarcapable of being divided
Tagalog mahahati, mahahati
- mahahatiof an integer, that when divided leaves no remainder
- mahahaticapable of being divided
Turkish bölünebilir, taksim edilebilir
- bölünebilirof an integer, that when divided leaves no remainder
- taksim edilebilirof an integer, that when divided leaves no remainder
- bölünebilircapable of being divided
- taksim edilebilircapable of being divided
Cite this entry
divisible. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/divisible
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