The Collaborative International Dictionary
Apposable
Apposable \Ap*pos"a*ble\, a. (Anat.) Capable of being apposed, or applied one to another, as the thumb to the fingers of the hand; able to be brought into direct spatial opposition.
Syn: opposable
WordNet
apposable
adj. capable of being placed opposite to something; "the thumb is opposable to the forefinger" [syn: opposable] [ant: unopposable]
Usage examples of "apposable".
Normally, when treating of the evolution of man, scientists concentrate on the physical traits, the anatomical features that distinguish us: erect posture, the great brain, the number and arrangement of our teeth, and the active apposable thumb, which enables our hands to manipulate tools.