comprehensible
adjective
com·pre·hen·si·ble
ˌkäm-pri-ˈhen(t)-sə-bəl 
-prē-
: capable of being comprehended : intelligible
a comprehensible explanation
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Examples of comprehensible in a Sentence
a book that makes the subject of longitude comprehensible to most laymen
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According to The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia’s renowned natural history museum, new technology has only increased the need for science illustrators, who can help bring either nanoparticles or galaxies to a comprehensible scale; a handful of colleges have science illustration programs.
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Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 July 2024
Neither candidate appeared to present clear, comprehensible reasons why the other’s debt, taxation and spending negatively affected the economy.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 June 2024
Is the world really comprehensible, at least to some degree?
—Quanta Magazine, 20 June 2024
Without a single word of dialogue, the game effectively establishes an arcane world of complex machinery, archaic architecture, and barely comprehensible malevolent forces that are pulling the strings behind the scenes.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2023
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Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 July 2024
Neither candidate appeared to present clear, comprehensible reasons why the other’s debt, taxation and spending negatively affected the economy.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 June 2024
Is the world really comprehensible, at least to some degree?
—Quanta Magazine, 20 June 2024
Without a single word of dialogue, the game effectively establishes an arcane world of complex machinery, archaic architecture, and barely comprehensible malevolent forces that are pulling the strings behind the scenes.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2023
See all Example Sentences for comprehensible
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“Comprehensible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comprehensible. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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