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palpability

[pal-puh-buhl]

pal·pa·ble

[pal-puh-buhl]
adjective
1.
readily or plainly seen, heard, perceived, etc.; obvious; evident: a palpable lie; palpable absurdity.
2.
capable of being touched or felt; tangible.
3.
Medicine/Medical. perceptible by palpation.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin palpābilis that can be touched, equivalent to palpā(re) to stroke, touch, palpate1 + -bilis -ble

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·b·ly, adverb
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un·pal·pa·ble, adjective
un·pal·pa·b·ly, adverb
COLLAPSE


1. manifest, plain. 2. material, corporeal.


1. obscure.

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World English Dictionary
palpable (ˈpælpəbəl)
 
adj
1.  (usually prenominal) easily perceived by the senses or the mind; obvious: the excuse was a palpable lie
2.  capable of being touched; tangible
3.  med capable of being discerned by the sense of touch: a palpable tumour
 
[C14: from Late Latin palpābilis that may be touched, from Latin palpāre to stroke, touch]
 
palpa'bility
 
n
 
'palpableness
 
n
 
'palpably
 
adv

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