apposable
Can touch fingertips
Apposable means capable of being placed opposite or against something else, used almost exclusively to describe thumbs and big toes that can touch the other digits on the same hand or foot.
This gripping ability distinguishes primates from most other mammals: Humans have apposable thumbs.
Also spelled opposable, which is more common.
Able to be resisted
- prehensileAdapted for grasping
- thumbShort opposable digit
- digitSingle numeric character
- pollexFirst digit of hand
hallux · phalanges · metacarpal · joint · articulation · flexion · rotation · musculature
Secure manual hold
- pinchSqueeze with fingertips
- graspSeize or understand
- claspSecuring device that clicks
- holdMaintain in grasp
clutch · clench · squeeze · manipulation · prehension · tactile · control · dexterity
Great ape, genus Pan
- gorillaLargest great ape
- orangutanLarge red-haired Asian ape
- bonoboCongo Basin great ape
- gibbonTailless tree-dwelling primate
human · capuchin · macaque · baboon · lemur · tarsier · mandrill · prosimian
Skillful manual creation
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- instrumentsTools for precise tasks
- hand-eyeVision-movement synchronization
fabrication · assembly · technology · dexterity · manufacturing · construction · handling
Fitting to new conditions
- primateHigher mammal order member
- bipedalismWalking on two limbs
- arborealOf or in trees
- convergenceProcess of approaching sameness
homology · anthropology · mammalian · trait · survival · speciation · ancestral · derived
opposable
Able to be resisted
- prehensileAdapted for grasping
- thumbShort opposable digit
- digitSingle numeric character
pollex · hallux · phalanges · metacarpal · joint · articulation · flexion · rotation · musculature · tendon
grip
Secure manual hold
hold · clutch · clench · squeeze · manipulation · prehension · tactile · control · dexterity · coordination
chimpanzee
Great ape, genus Pan
gibbon · human · capuchin · macaque · baboon · lemur · tarsier · mandrill · prosimian · anthropoid
crafting
Skillful manual creation
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- instrumentsTools for precise tasks
hand-eye · fabrication · assembly · technology · dexterity · manufacturing · construction · handling
adaptation
Fitting to new conditions
- primateHigher mammal order member
- bipedalismWalking on two limbs
- arborealOf or in trees
convergence · homology · anthropology · mammalian · trait · survival · speciation · ancestral · derived · phylogeny
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