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perceptible |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Perceptible \Per*cep"ti*ble\, a. [L. perceptibilis: cf F. perceptible. See {Perceive}.] Capable of being perceived; cognizable; discernible; perceivable. With a perceptible blast of the air. --Bacon. -- {Per*cep"ti*ble*ness}, n. -- {Per*cep"ti*bly}, adv From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: perceptible adj 1: capable of being perceived by the mind or senses "a perceptable limp"; "easily perceptible sounds"; "perceptible changes in behavior" [ant: {imperceptible}] 2: easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind; "a perceptible sense of expectation in the court"; "an obvious (or palpable) lie" [syn: {obvious}] 3: easily seen or detected; "a detectable note of sarcasm"; "he continued after a perceptible pause" [syn: {detectable}]
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