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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

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Words related to perceivable

apparent, noticeable, observable, obvious, perceptible, visible, apprehensible, comprehensible, corporeal, discernible, intelligible, knowing, observant, palpable, patent, perspicacious, sensible, sensitive, tangible, translucent

Example sentences from the Web for perceivable

  • These states have nothing to do with actual color or any other perceivable property.

    What Is a Particle?|Natalie Wolchover|November 12, 2020|Quanta Magazine

  • It has since beguiled artists, critics, and art historians alike with its uncharacteristic look and perceivably lewd message.

    Marcel Duchamp's Secret Masterpiece|Rachel Wolff|August 28, 2009|DAILY BEAST

  • From this fact spring our significant movements which must hence be perceivably related to the beginning of some necessary action.

    Criminal Psychology|Hans Gross