inappreciable

American  

[in-uh-pree-shee-uh-buhl, -shuh-buhl] / ˌɪn əˈpri ʃi ə bəl, -ʃə bəl /

adjective

1. imperceptible; insignificant.

   an inappreciable difference.

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inappreciable British  

/ ˌɪnəˈpriːʃəbəl /

adjective

1. incapable of being appreciated

2. imperceptible; negligible

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Other Word Forms

• inappreciably
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of inappreciable

First recorded in 1780–90; in- ³ + appreciable

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

inappreciable

Thus after a few vibrations the amplitude becomes inappreciable.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" by Various

The slight, and to unaccustomed ears almost inappreciable, shades of aspiration and accentuation, are the main difficulty in the way of foreigners desirous of learning the Chinese language.

From Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. by Karl Ritter von Scherzer

Melloni showed that for a distance of 18 or 20 feet the absorption of obscure rays by the atmosphere was absolutely inappreciable.

From The Glaciers of the Alps Being a narrative of excursions and ascents, etc. by John Tyndall

The instant would have been inappreciable to measures of time.

From The Way of the Gods by John Luther Long

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