palpable
[ pal-puh-buhl ]
/ ˈpæl pə bəl /
adjective
readily or plainly seen, heard, perceived, etc.; obvious; evident: a palpable lie; palpable absurdity.
capable of being touched or felt; tangible.
Medicine/Medical. perceptible by palpation.
Nearby words
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Examples from the Web for palpability
Under its influence the dogmas of the Church assumed a kind of palpability.
Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature|John Addington SymondsThe air was so clear that it seemed almost to have assumed a palpability of its own.
Down the Columbia|Lewis R. Freeman
British Dictionary definitions for palpability
palpable
/ (ˈpælpəbəl) /
adjective
(usually prenominal) easily perceived by the senses or the mind; obviousthe excuse was a palpable lie
capable of being touched; tangible
med capable of being discerned by the sense of toucha palpable tumour
Derived Forms
palpability or palpableness, nounpalpably, adverbWord Origin for palpable
C14: from Late Latin palpābilis that may be touched, from Latin palpāre to stroke, touch
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Medicine definitions for palpability
palpable
[ păl′pə-bəl ]
n.
Perceptible to touch; capable of being palpated.
Evident; obvious.
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