ACCESSIBLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does accessible mean? 

• ACCESSIBLE (adjective)
  The adjective ACCESSIBLE has 4 senses:

1. capable of being reached

2. capable of being read with comprehension

3. easily obtained

4. easy to get along with or talk to; friendly

  Familiarity information: ACCESSIBLE used as an adjective is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ACCESSIBLE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Capable of being reached

Context example:

a town accessible by rail

Similar:

approachable; reachable (easily approached)

come-at-able; get-at-able; getatable (capable of being reached or attained)

handy; ready to hand (easy to reach)

Also:

convenient (suited to your comfort or purpose or needs)

Attribute:

accessibility; availability; availableness; handiness (the quality of being at hand when needed)

Antonym:

inaccessible (capable of being reached only with great difficulty or not at all)

Derivation:

access (reach or gain access to)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Capable of being read with comprehension

Synonyms:

accessible; approachable

Context example:

the tales seem more approachable than his more difficult novels

Similar:

comprehendible; comprehensible (capable of being comprehended or understood)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Easily obtained

Context example:

accessible money

Similar:

available (obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service)

Derivation:

accessibility (the quality of being at hand when needed)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Easy to get along with or talk to; friendly

Context example:

an accessible and genial man

Similar:

approachable (easy to meet or converse or do business with)

Derivation:

accessibility (the attribute of being easy to meet or deal with)

 Context examples 

This open, accessible configuration surrounding the switches that control cytokine genes may be instrumental in enabling ILCs to rapidly launch an assault upon infection.

(Rapid-response immune cells are fully prepared before invasion strikes, NIH)

“The bandage material, as well as the drug used, can be chosen on demand as the situation warrants, making modular and adaptable drug delivery accessible in remote locations,” Huston said.

(Scientists Develop Spray Gun to Paint Bandages onto Wounds, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

While deep, narrow major groove is not easily accessible to proteins but wide, shallow minor groove is accessible to proteins but with lower information content than major groove.

(A-DNA, NCI Thesaurus)

But your mind is warped by an innate principle of general integrity, and therefore not accessible to the cool reasonings of family partiality, or a desire of revenge.

(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)

The DNA found between nucleosomes on chromatin; since it is not complexed to proteins as strongly as other forms of DNA, it is accessible to exonuclease hydrolysis.

(Linker DNA, NCI Thesaurus)

They found that the commonly used anti-cancer agent trichostatin A (TSA) made critical regions of DNA accessible again.

(Researchers unlock regenerative potential of cells in the mouse retina, National Institutes of Health)

The most accessible source is CO2 in the polar ice caps; it could be vaporized by spreading dust on it to absorb more solar radiation or by using explosives.

(Mars Terraforming Not Possible Using Present-Day Technology, NASA)

The ACR focuses its activity on making imaging safe, effective and accessible trough its accreditation programs, research, and development of guidelines for quality imaging, and education.

(American College of Radiology, NCI Thesaurus)

The epitopes on denatured collagen bound by this antibody are considered cryptic because, in vivo, they are accessible only on the subendothelial basement membrane of tumors or in normal tissues undergoing neovascularization.

(Anti-Denatured Collagen Monoclonal Antibody TRC093, NCI Thesaurus)

They are a resource for research materials, including Web-accessible data and tools, vialed and plated compounds, tumor cells, animals, and Investigational New Drug (IND)-directed studies.

(Developmental Therapeutics Program, NCI Thesaurus)