Definition of posible
1. possible [ a ] capable of happening or existing
Examples:
"a breakthrough may be possible next year"
"anything is possible"
"warned of possible consequences"
(Norman Kent, "The Watercolor Art of Roy M. Mason"...)
From this point , I paint in as direct a manner as possible , by flowing on the washes with as pure a color mixture as I can manage .
(Walter H. Buchsbaum, "Advances in Medical Electronics"...)
A completely new insight into living cells and their structure will be possible by use of a new technique which replaces visible_light with ultraviolet_radiation and combines a microscope with a color - TV_system to view the results .
Different parts of these cells sometimes absorb or reflect different wavelengths so that it is often possible to see internal portions of cells in a different color .
It is also possible to utilize a pressure transducer , mounted at the end of a catheter which is inserted into the heart 's left_ventricle , to indicate the blood_pressure in the heart itself .
(Successful Farming, 59:12...)
All-weather roads must be provided next to the feeding floor so access will be possible all year .
Synonyms possible Related Terms impossible conceivable feasible executable researchable allegeable accomplishable mathematical attainable affirmable contingent attemptable fermentable likely practical realistic thinkable possibility2. possible [ a ] existing in possibility
Examples:
"a potential problem"
"possible uses of nuclear poser"
(John R. Sargent, "Where To Aim Your Planning for Bigger...)
It has multiple implications and possible headaches for your marketing program .
There may be possible economies at any one of a number of links in your marketing and distribution chain .
(Helen Hooven Santmyer, "There Were Fences"...)
Squatting on our haunches beside the flat stone we broke them on , we were safe behind the high closed gates at the end of the drive : safe from interruption and the observation and possible amusement of the passers-by .
(John F. Hayward, "Mimesis and Symbol in the Arts"...)
Mimesis is the nearest possible thing to the actual re-living of experience , in which the imagining person recovers through images something of the force and depth characteristic of experience itself .
(Randall Stewart, "A Little History, a Little Honesty: A...)
I murmured something about a possible difference between New_Mexico 's history and Mississippi 's .
Synonyms possible potential Related Terms actual latent potential3. possible [ n ] something that can be done
Examples:
"politics is the art of the possible"
(A.L. Kroeber, "Semantic Contribution of Lexicostatistic...)
The remote , cloudy , possible has values of its own - values of scope , stimulus , potential , and imagination .
Synonyms possible Related Terms possibility4. possible [ a ] possible to conceive or imagine
Examples:
"that is one possible answer"
5. possible [ n ] an applicant who might be suitable
Synonyms possible Related Terms applicantSimilar Spelling
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