prehensility

English

Etymology

prehensile +‎ -ity

Noun

prehensility (uncountable)

1. The condition, or extent, of being prehensile.
   • 1990, Melvyn A. Goodale, Vision and Action: The Control of Grasping, page 123:

     In addition to noting a general difference in the role of prehensility, we have attempted to compare manipulatory and exploratory procedures more specifically.