• (a.) Capable of being opposed or resisted. • (a.) Capable of being placed opposite something else; as, the thumb is opposable to the forefinger. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/opposable/
Op·pos'a·ble adjective 1. Capable of being opposed or resisted. 2. Capable of being placed opposite something else; as, the thumb is opposable to the forefinger. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/O/26
The capability of being placed against the remaining digits of a hand or foot; e.g., the ability of the thumb to touch the tips of the fingers on that hand. Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21571
capable of being placed opposite to something else: the opposable thumb of primates. · capable of being resisted, fought, or opposed. Found on https://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/opposable
Capable of being placed opposite something else; said of the first toe of an opossum in the sense that it can be placed opposite each of the other toes on that same foot. Found on https://www.utep.edu/leb/keys/glossary.htm