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palpable palpable definition

palpable


 
  Overview  of  adj  palpable 
 
  The  adj  palpable  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  palpable,  tangible  --  (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") 
  2.  palpable  --  ((medicine)  can  be  felt  by  palpation;  "a  palpable  tumor") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  palpable 
 
  2  senses  of  palpable 
 
  Sense  1 
  palpable  (vs.  impalpable),  tangible 
 
  impalpable  (vs.  palpable) 
  =>  elusive,  subtle 
 
  Sense  2 
  palpable 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  perceptible)  ->  imperceptible,  unperceivable 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  palpable 
 
  2  senses  of  palpable 
 
  Sense  1 
  palpable  (vs.  impalpable),  tangible 
  =>  obvious,  perceptible 
  Also  See->  perceptible#1 
 
  Sense  2 
  palpable 
  =>  perceptible  (vs.  imperceptible) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  palpable 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  palpable 
 
  palpable  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  palpable 
  impalpable 
  palpable 
 
  Overview  of  adj  palpable 
 
  The  adj  palpable  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  palpable,  tangible  --  (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") 
  2.  palpable  --  ((medicine)  can  be  felt  by  palpation;  "a  palpable  tumor") 



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