palpable | ||
1. | [ adjective ] capable of being perceived by the senses or the mind; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt | |
Synonyms: | tangible | |
Examples: | "a barely palpable dust" "felt sudden anger in a palpable wave" "the air was warm and close--palpable as cotton" |
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Related terms: | impalpable obvious perceptible | |
2. | [ adjective ] (medicine) can be felt by palpation | |
Examples: | "a palpable tumor" |
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Related terms: | medicine perceptible | |
Similar spelling: |
palpably palpebrate palpability palpebra |