palpable
[ pal-puh-buhl ]
adjective
readily or plainly seen, heard, perceived, etc.; obvious; evident: a palpable lie; palpable absurdity.
capable of being touched or felt; tangible.
Medicine/Medical. perceptible by palpation.
Origin of palpable
1Other words for palpable
Opposites for palpable
Other words from palpable
- pal·pa·bil·i·ty, pal·pa·ble·ness, noun
- pal·pa·bly, adverb
- non·pal·pa·bil·i·ty, noun
- non·pal·pa·ble, adjective
- non·pal·pa·bly, adverb
- un·pal·pa·ble, adjective
- un·pal·pa·bly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for palpable
palpable
/ (ˈpælpəbəl) /
adjective
(usually prenominal) easily perceived by the senses or the mind; obvious: the excuse was a palpable lie
capable of being touched; tangible
med capable of being discerned by the sense of touch: a palpable tumour
Origin of palpable
1C14: from Late Latin palpābilis that may be touched, from Latin palpāre to stroke, touch
Derived forms of palpable
- palpability or palpableness, noun
- palpably, adverb
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