| ADJECTIVE | all | palpable, tangible | capable of being perceived |
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| all | palpable | can be felt by palpation | |
| all | palpable, apparent, evident, manifest, patent, plain, unmistakable | clearly / clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment | |
| all | palpable | so intense as to be almost touched or felt |
| Sounds | pae'lpahbahl | |
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| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | capable of being perceived; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt. | |
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| Synonym | tangible | |
| See also | perceptible | capable of being perceived by the mind or senses |
| Opposite | impalpable | imperceptible to the senses or the mind |
| Spanish | palpable, tangible | |
| Catalan | palpable, tangible | |
| Adverbs | palpably | so as to be palpable |
| Meaning | Can be felt by palpation. | |
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| Example | "a palpable tumor" | |
| Category | medicine, medical specialty | The branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques |
| Broader | perceptible | capable of being perceived by the mind or senses |
| Spanish | palpable | |
| Catalan | palpable | |
| Nouns | palpability | the quality of being perceivable by touch |
| Meaning | clearly / clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment. | |
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| Synonyms | apparent, evident, manifest, patent, plain, unmistakable | |
| Broader | obvious | easily perceived / perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind |
| Spanish | claro, evidente, inconfundible, manifiesto, obvia, obvio, patente, sencillo | |
| Catalan | clar, evident, manifest, obvi, palès, patent | |
| Meaning | So intense as to be almost touched or felt. | |
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| Example | "there was a palpable sense of joy in the air" | |
| Broader | intense | Possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree |
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