Lexic.us

Definition of Accessible

1. Adjective. Capable of being reached. "A town accessible by rail"

2. Adjective. Capable of being read with comprehension. "The tales seem more approachable than his more difficult novels"

3. Adjective. Easily obtained. "Accessible money"

4. Adjective. Easy to get along with or talk to; friendly. "An accessible and genial man"

Definition of Accessible

1. a. Easy of access or approach; approachable; as, an accessible town or mountain, an accessible person.

Definition of Accessible

1. Adjective. Easy of access or approach; approachable. ¹

2. Adjective. Easy to get along with. ¹

3. Adjective. Open to the influence of. ¹

4. Adjective. Obtainable; to be got at. ¹

5. Adjective. (context: art literature) Easily understood. ¹

6. Adjective. Capable of being used or seen. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Accessible

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Accessible

1. Refers to tissue that can be approached by a surgical procedure. In surgical oncology it refers to tumours that are not deep in the brain or beneath vital structures. Inaccessible tumours cannot be approached by standard surgical techniques. (06 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Accessible

access times access token access tokens accessability accessable accessaries accessarily accessariness accessary accessary after the fact

accessary before the fact accessed accesses accessibilities accessibility accessible (current term) accessibleness accessibly accessing accession

accession country accessional accessioned accessioning accessions accessit accessits accessive accessively accessless

Literary usage of Accessible

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1920)
"... or give away any of the aforesaid drugs, shall preserve such order for a period of two years in such a way as to be readily accessible to inspection by ..."

2. The Principles and Practice of Surveying by Charles Blaney Breed, George Leonard Hosmer (1908)
"To Obtain the Inaccessible Distance Between Two accessible Points by Observations on ... 82) A and B are the two accessible points and C and D are the two ..."

3. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics by The American College of Surgeons, Franklin H. Martin Memorial Foundation (1915)
"... and near to pedicle, b, Type II, atypical cells in villi (accessible); infiltration of stroma near base of villi or between villi (accessible), c. ..."

4. Annual Report by Minneapolis (Minn.), Board of Park Commissioners (1903)
"... gorge and Minnehaha Falls cannot be enhanced in beauty by any so-called improvements, it is only necessary to protect them and make them accessible. ..."

5. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1915)
"The present paper bring» together in an accessible form information collected by the author and others. I. A Comparison of Spore-discharge in the Uredi- ..."

6. The Lancet (1842)
"... all times accessible, should at stated times be as widely disseminated as possible." I hope that all our public asylums will avail themselves of this ..."

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