Other Words from observable

observability \ əb-ˌzər-və-ˈbi-lə-tē

\ noun

observable noun

observably \ əb-ˈzər-və-blē

\ adverb

Examples of observable in a Sentence

the size of the observable universe scientists often work with phenomena that are not directly observable

Recent Examples on the Web What starts at a Planck and ends with the entire observable universe? — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 20 June 2022 These are elements of a new paranoid style among fan communities that already has many observable hallmarks. — Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 17 May 2022 The flaw in mass mail-in voting, which Democrats would make universal, is that nothing is observable except the counting. — WSJ, 26 Mar. 2021 The phenomenon is observable in fMRI scans; when someone is exposed to stressful stimuli, their amygdala lights up like a Christmas tree. — Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2022 This is understandable, as these behaviors are observable. — Nicole Heimann, Forbes, 27 Apr. 2022 Mobile money has grown 10-fold in 10 years Transaction value is a big marker but the growth of mobile money is observable through other metrics. — Alexander Onukwue, Quartz, 31 Mar. 2022 For the past century, and especially the past half-century, there’s been an observable gap in economic competence between the two major parties. — Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 3 May 2022 In this less personal format, schools prioritize observable metrics such as the completion of assignments above facilitating personal inquiry. — WSJ, 3 May 2022 See More

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