palpable
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adjective \ˈpal-pə-bəl\Definition of PALPABLE
1
: capable of being touched or felt : tangible
2
: easily perceptible : noticeable <a palpable difference>
3
: easily perceptible by the mind : manifest
— pal·pa·bil·i·ty \ˌpal-pə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun
— pal·pa·bly \ˈpal-pə-blē\ adverb
See Examples of PALPABLE
- I felt a palpable sense of relief.
- The attraction between them was palpable.
- There was a palpable excitement in the air as the town prepared for the festival.
- A positive patch-test result, measured by a visible and palpable localized response, denotes a delayed hypersensitivity response … —Simon Kallal et al., New England Journal of Medicine, 7 Feb. 2008
- When I'm back in nature after months of walking around on concrete and living in boxes, I feel a palpable internal shift. —Al Gore, An Inconvenient Truth, 2006
- As pushcart vendors manned the stadium concourses, ringing bicycle bells and selling E-lados ice cream in paper cups, and concessionaires poured shots of Cutty Sark and blended piña coladas, there was a palpable sense of spirit. —Daniel G. Habib, Sports Illustrated, 21 Apr. 2003
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Origin of PALPABLE
Middle English, from Late Latin palpabilis, from Latin palpare to stroke, caress — more at feel
First Known Use: 14th century
Related to PALPABLE
- Synonyms
- appreciable, apprehensible, detectable, discernible (also discernable), distinguishable, perceptible, sensible
See Synonym Discussion at perceptible
pal·pa·ble
adjective \ˈpal-pə-bəl\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of PALPABLE
: capable of being touched or felt; especially : capable of being examined by palpation <the tip of the spleen was questionably palpable—Journal of the American Medical Association>
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