opposability

ˌɒpəˈzeɪbɪlɪti

opposabilities

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Definition of opposability - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

medical

Rare

the ability to be placed opposite something

Rare

The opposability of the thumb is crucial for gripping.

resistance

Rare

the ability to be resisted or opposed

Rare

The opposability of the new law was debated in court.

defensibility

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Origin of opposability

Latin, opponere (to set against)

Examples of opposability in a sentence

The study focused on the opposability in different species.
The opposability of the policy was questioned by the citizens.
Lawyers discussed the opposability of the contract terms.

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French:aptitude à l'opposition, ...
German:Opponierbarkeit, Widerlegbarkeit, ...
Italian:opponibilità, resistibilità, ...
Spanish:oponibilidad, resistencia, ...
Portuguese:oponibilidade, ...
Chinese:对掌性, 抵抗性, ...
Japanese:対向性, 反対可能性, ...
Arabic:قابِلِيَّةُ المُعارَضَة, قابلية المقاومة, ...
Hebrew:מְנֻגָּדוּת, הִתְנַגְּדוּת, ...
Russian:противопоставляемость, способность противостоять, ...
Ukrainian:протиставність, опонованість, ...
Hindi:विपरीतता, विरोध करने की क्षमता, ...
Bengali:অপোজেবিলিটি, প্রতিরোধ ক্ষমতা, ...
Catalan:oposabilitat, ...
Czech:opozice, napadnutelnost, ...
Danish:opposabilitet, modstandskraft, ...
Dutch:oponeerbaarheid, weerlegbaarheid, ...
Greek:αντιθετικότητα, αντιστασιμότητα, ...
Hungarian:szembeállíthatóság, ellenezhetőség, ...
Khmer:សមត្ថភាពអាចដាក់ឲ្យទល់នឹងវត្ថុផ្សេងបាន, លទ្ធភាពដែលអាចត្រូវបានតវ៉ា ឬប្រឆាំងបាន, ...
Korean:대립성, 저항 가능성, ...
Persian:قابلیت تقابل, قابلیت مخالفت, ...
Polish:przeciwstawność, możliwość sprzeciwu, ...
Portuguese (BR):capacidade de oposição, oponibilidade, ...
Romanian:opozabilitate, ...
Swedish:opponerbarhet, möjlighet att motsätta sig, ...
Thai:ความสามารถในการวางตรงข้าม, ความสามารถในการต่อต้าน, ...
Turkish:karşıtlık, karşı konulabilirlik, ...
Vietnamese:khả năng đối diện, khả năng chống lại, ...

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