inappreciable
Americanadjective
adjective
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incapable of being appreciated
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imperceptible; negligible
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Etymology
Origin of inappreciable
First recorded in 1780–90; in- 3 + appreciable
Vocabulary lists containing inappreciable
Example Sentences
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An influence goes abroad, and seems to be propagated through the atmosphere, traversing whole continents, and crossing wide oceans, powerful and deadly in its effects, yet inappreciable by the most delicate mechanical or chemical tests.
From The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences by Edward Hitchcock
By reversing the direction of charge of the accumulator, however, the effect from this cause was found to be quite inappreciable.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose
Glory was the cheap but inappreciable meed bestowed by the economical sovereign; and love was the language to which the female from the throne could bend to listen to her subject.
From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Isaac Disraeli
In actual observation so inappreciable is it that its density at the Moon’s surface is variously estimated as 1⁄300th of that of the Earth by Neison, and as 1⁄10000th by W. H. Pickering.
From Are the Planets Inhabited? by E. Walter (Edward Walter) Maunder
We are, therefore, driven to the conclusion, that causes generally quite inappreciable by us determine whether a given species shall be abundant or scanty in numbers.
From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Sir Charles Lyell
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