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com·pre·hen·si·ble

(kŏm′prĭ-hĕn′sə-bəl)

adj.

Readily comprehended or understood; intelligible.

[Latin comprehēnsibilis, from comprehēnsus, past participle of comprehendere, to comprehend; see comprehend.]

com′pre·hen′si·bil′i·ty n.

com′pre·hen′si·bly adv.

comprehensible

(ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnsəbəl)

adj

capable of being comprehended

ˌcompreˌhensiˈbility, ˌcompreˈhensibleness n

ˌcompreˈhensibly adv

com•pre•hen•si•ble

(ˌkɒm prɪˈhɛn sə bəl)

adj.

capable of being comprehended; intelligible.

[1520–30; < Latin]

com`pre•hen`si•bil′i•ty, com`pre•hen′si•ble•ness, n.

com`pre•hen′si•bly, adv.

comprehensible

– comprehensive

1. 'comprehensible'

If something is comprehensible, you can understand it.

The object is to make our research readable and comprehensible.

...language comprehensible only to the legal mind.

2. 'comprehensive'

If something is comprehensive, it is complete and includes everything that is important.

...a comprehensive list of all the items in stock.

Linda received comprehensive training after joining the firm.

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Adj.

comprehensible - capable of being comprehended or understood; "an idea comprehensible to the average mind"

comprehendible

clear - readily apparent to the mind; "a clear and present danger"; "a clear explanation"; "a clear case of murder"; "a clear indication that she was angry"; "gave us a clear idea of human nature"

explicable - capable of being explicated or accounted for; "explicable behavior"

intelligible - well articulated or enunciated, and loud enough to be heard distinctly; "intelligible pronunciation"

uncomprehensible, incomprehensible - difficult to understand; "the most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible"- A. Einstein