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Palpable

Palpable Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Palpable? [adj] capable of being perceived by the senses or the mind; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt; "a barely palpable dust"; "felt sudden anger in a palpable wave"; "the air was warm and close--palpable as cotton" [adj] (medicine) can be felt by palpation; "a palpable tumor" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Palpable: obvious \| perceptible \| tangible Related Terms \| Find terms related to Palpable: apparent \| appreciable \| arresting \| believable \| certain \| clear \| clear as crystal \| colorable \| concrete \| credible \| crystal-clear \| detectable \| discernible \| distinct \| evident \| explicit \| express \| indisputable \| indubitable \| manifest \| material \| noticeable \| observable \| obvious \| open-and-shut \| ostensible \| patent \| perceivable \| perceptible \| perspicuous \| plain \| plain as day \| plausible \| ponderable \| positive \| real \| remarkable \| seeable \| seeming \| self-evident \| self-explaining \| self-explanatory \| sensible \| solid \| straightforward \| striking \| substantial \| substantive \| sure \| tactile \| tangible \| to be seen \| touchable \| unequivocal \| unmistakable \| visible \| weighable See Also \| Palpable In Webster's Dictionary \Pal"pable\, a. [F. palpable, L. palpabilis, fr. palpare to feel, stroke; cf. palpus the soft palm of the hand.] 1. Capable of being touched and felt; perceptible by the touch; as, a palpable form. --Shak. Darkness must overshadow all his bounds, Palpable darkness. --Milton. 2. Easily perceptible; plain; distinct; obvious; readily perceived and detected; gross; as, palpable imposture; palpable absurdity; palpable errors. ``Three persons palpable.'' --P. Plowman. [Lies] gross as a mountain, open, palpable. --Shak. -- {Pal"pableness}, n. -- {Pal"pably}, adv.

Palpable Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Palpable?

[adj] capable of being perceived by the senses or the mind; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt; "a barely palpable dust"; "felt sudden anger in a palpable wave"; "the air was warm and close--palpable as cotton"
[adj] (medicine) can be felt by palpation; "a palpable tumor"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Palpable: obvious | perceptible | tangible

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Palpable In Webster's Dictionary

\Pal"pa*ble\, a. [F. palpable, L. palpabilis, fr.
palpare to feel, stroke; cf. palpus the soft palm of the
hand.]
1. Capable of being touched and felt; perceptible by the
   touch; as, a palpable form. --Shak.

         Darkness must overshadow all his bounds, Palpable
         darkness.                             --Milton.

2. Easily perceptible; plain; distinct; obvious; readily
   perceived and detected; gross; as, palpable imposture;
   palpable absurdity; palpable errors. ``Three persons
   palpable.'' --P. Plowman.

         [Lies] gross as a mountain, open, palpable. --Shak.
   -- {Pal"pa*ble*ness}, n. -- {Pal"pa*bly}, adv.

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