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di·vis·i·ble       [di-viz-uh-buhl] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.capable of being divided.
2.Mathematics.
a.capable of being evenly divided, without remainder.
b.of or pertaining to a group in which given any element and any integer, there is a second element that when raised to the integer equals the first element.
[Origin: 1545–55; (< AF) < LL dīvīsibilis, equiv. to L dīvīs(us), ptp. of dīvidere to divide (dī- di-2 + vīd- (var. s.) + -tus ptp. suffix) + -ibilis -ible]

—Related forms
di·vis·i·ble·ness, noun
di·vis·i·bly, adverb
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
di·vis·i·ble       (dĭ-vĭz'ə-bəl)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   Capable of being divided, especially with no remainder: 15 is divisible by 3 and 5.

di·vis'i·bil'i·ty, di·vis'i·ble·ness n., di·vis'i·bly adv.
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divisible

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" [ant: indivisible] 

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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: di·vis·i·ble
Pronunciation: d&-'vi-z&-b&l
Function: adjective
: capable of being divided esp. into independent parts (as promises or interests) divisible contract> —compare ENTIRE —di·vis·i·bil·i·ty /d&-"vi-z&-'bi-l&-tE/ noun

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Divisible

Di*vis"i*ble\, a. [L. divisibilis, fr. dividere: cf. F. divisible. See Divide.] Capable of being divided or separated.

Extended substance . . . is divisible into parts. --Sir W. Hamilton.

Divisible contract (Law), a contract containing agreements one of which can be separated from the other.

Divisible offense (Law), an offense containing a lesser offense in one of a greater grade, so that on the latter there can be an acquittal, while on the former there can be a conviction. -- Di*vis"i*ble*ness, n. -- Di*vis"i*bly, adv.

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Divisible

Di*vis"i*ble\, n. A divisible substance. --Glanvill.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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