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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