perceivable

[ per-see-vuh-buhl ]

/ pərˈsi və bəl /

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adjective

capable of being perceived; perceptible.

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Origin of perceivable

First recorded in 1400–50, perceivable is from the late Middle English word perceyvable.See perceive, -able

OTHER WORDS FROM perceivable

per·ceiv·a·bil·i·ty, per·ceiv·a·ble·ness, nounper·ceiv·a·bly, adverbnon·per·ceiv·a·ble, adjectivenon·per·ceiv·a·bly, adverb

un·per·ceiv·a·ble, adjectiveun·per·ceiv·a·bly, adverb

Words nearby perceivable

perboric acid, Perbunan, percale, percaline, per capita, perceivable, perceive, perceived, perceived noise decibel, percent, percentage

How to use perceivable in a sentence

Unlike mice, however, keyboards rarely put out a continuous signal, so increasing the number of inputs per second makes no perceivable difference in or out of games.
Razer Huntsman V2 Gaming Keyboard Review|Mike Epstein|September 27, 2021|Popular-Science
It appears to dislike rain with extreme aversion, and is discomfited and driven back by only a few and scarcely perceivable drops.
The Book of Curiosities|I. Platts
Nevertheless, when something actually good is perceivable, one is convinced by it and even made happy.
Criminal Psychology|Hans Gross
The important stage is the one which precedes this, and in which a definite decline in mental power is not yet perceivable.
Criminal Psychology|Hans Gross

In a thought is crystalized on one side the subjective faculty of thought, and on the other the perceivable nature of an object.
The Positive Outcome of Philosophy|Joseph Dietzgen
Extreme usefulness of the thing is the only motive perceivable in the careful rearing of other trees.
Cultus Arborum|Anonymous