capable of being evenly divided, without remainder.
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; (< Anglo-French) < Late Latindīvīsibilis, equivalent to Latindīvīs(us), past participle of dīvidere to divide (dī-di-2 + vīd- (variant stem) + -tus past participle suffix) + -ibilis-ible
Related forms
divisibleness, noun
divisibly, adverb
nondivisible, adjective
undivisible, adjective
Examples from the web for divisible
In the economist's lexicon, widgets are private goods because they are divisible and separable.
Pick any year divisible by four, and chances are there will be unfathomable oddities.
One is that every fifth number, and only every fifth number, is divisible by five.
Forgive me, but that's a bit much to take, especially since this isn't even a year divisible by four.
Zeno's arrow would never reach the target if space and time could be infinitely divisible.
Many people learned in school that any year divisible by four is a leap year.
At the same time, they are portable and easily divisible.
It is durable, portable and easily divisible into bars and coins that share uniform properties.
divisible load permits are issued annually and by the month.
Introduce the vocabulary words, multiple and divisible.
British Dictionary definitions for divisible
divisible
/dɪˈvɪzəbəl/
adjective
1.
capable of being divided, usually with no remainder
Derived Forms
divisibleness, noun divisibly, adverb
Word Origin and History for divisible
adj.
early 15c., from Old French divisibile, from Late Latin divisibilis, from divis-, past participle stem of Latin dividere (see divide (v.)).