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The laser that makes all of this possible is a passively Q-switched Nd: YAG emitting at both

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  1. adjective Capable of happening, existing, or being true without contradicting proven facts, laws, or circumstances.
  2. adjective Capable of occurring or being done without offense to character, nature, or custom.
  3. adjective Capable of favorable development; potential: a possible site for the new capital.
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  • It's possible the Latin word had an incomplete paradigm, or it had a plural that doesn't survive in writing, or that it was a noncount noun with no plural.
  • This concept of contacting as many people as possible translates to building a list of prospects and then shooting them offers via email. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • The laser that makes all of this possible is a passively Q-switched Nd: YAG emitting at both —  physicsworld.com: all content
  • What has made this possible is the development of a relatively recent wireless specification known as Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP). —  Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine
  • What makes all this possible is the fast and speedy 3G network in China. —  The Economic Times
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  1. Middle English, from Old French, from Latin possibilis, from posse, to be able; see poti- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Middle English possible, possybylle, from Old French (and F.) possible = Spanish posible = Portuguese possivel = Italian possibile, possevole, from Latin possibilis, possible, from posse, be able: see power.
 

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