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ponderable
[ pon-der-uh-buhl ]
adjective
- capable of being considered carefully or deeply.
- capable of being weighed; having appreciable weight.
ponderable
/ ˈpɒndərəbəl /
adjective
- able to be evaluated or estimated; appreciable
- capable of being weighed or measured
noun
- often plural something that can be evaluated or appreciated; a substantial thing
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Derived Forms
- ˈponderably, adverb
- ˌponderaˈbility, noun
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Other Words From
- ponder·a·bili·ty ponder·a·ble·ness noun
- nonpon·der·a·bili·ty noun
- non·ponder·a·ble adjective
- un·ponder·a·ble adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ponderable1
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Example Sentences
Yet I must first make a brave face, no doubt, and present in its native humility my scant but quite ponderable germ.
Air is ponderable matter—as much so as lead—and equally requires force of some kind to set it or keep it in motion.
They are not easily ponderable and measurable—even less so than those of other disciplines.
We shall confine ourselves here to a few remarks on the more important questions which concern the nature of ponderable matter.
But there would be just as much reason to deny the existence of ponderable matter.
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