Definition von „susceptible“ auf Englisch

adjective

1. Likely to be affected by something.

   • He was susceptible to minor ailments.

2. Easily influenced or tricked; credulous.

3. (medicine) Especially sensitive, particularly to a stimulus.

4. That, when subjected to a specific operation, will yield a specific result.

   • Rational numbers are susceptible of description as quotients of two integers.
   • A properly prepared surface is susceptible of an enduring paint job.

5. Vulnerable.

6. Amenable.

noun

1. (epidemiology) A person who is vulnerable to being infected by a certain disease