English Explanatory Dictionary

indivisible

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Incapable of being divided; atomic.
  2. Incapable of being divided by a specific integer without leaving a remainder.
noun
  1. That which cannot be divided or split.
  2. An infinitely small quantity which is assumed to admit of no further division.

Pronunciation

/ˌɪndɪˈvɪzɪbəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-indivisible.wav

Word forms

indivisible indivisibles

Etymology

PIE word *dwóh₁ From Middle French indivisible, from Late Latin indivisibilis. Equivalent to in- + divisible.

Synonyms

unsplittable

Antonyms

divisible incombinable uncombinable unmergeable ununifiable

Related words

indivision indivisibility indivisibleness indivisibly individual

Derived words

method of indivisibles

Translations

Bulgarian: неделим Catalan: indivís Finnish: jaoton French: indivisible German: unteilbar Hindi: अभाज्य Hungarian: nem osztható Icelandic: ódeilanlegur Japanese: 割り切れない Polish: niepodzielny Russian: недели́мый Swedish: odelbar
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