DIVISIBILITY
Di*vis`i*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. divisibilité.]
Defn: The quality of being divisible; the property of bodies by which their parts are capable of separation. Divisibility . . . is a primary attribute of matter. Sir W. Hamilton.
DIVISIBLE Di*vis"i*ble, a. Etym: [L. divisibilis, fr. dividere: cf. F. divisible. See Divide.]
Defn: 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.
DIVISIBLE
Di*vis"i*ble, n.
Defn: A divisible substance. Glanvill.
DIVISION
Di*vi"sion, n. Etym: [F. division, L. divisio, from dividere. See
Divide.]
1. The act or process of diving anything into parts, or the state of being so divided; separation. I was overlooked in the division of the spoil. Gibbon.
2. That which divides or keeps apart; a partition.
3. The portion separated by the divining of a mass or body; a distinct segment or section. Communities and divisions of men. Addison.