ponderable
adjective
capable of being considered carefully or deeply.
ponderability
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a word derived from
ponderable.
Example Sentences
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Exposed to heat, however, physical substance loses this feature to the extent that at the border of its ponderability all matter becomes pervious to light.
From Man or Matter by Ernst Lehrs
Substance, however, is to be widely distinguished from ponderability.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 51, January, 1862 by Various
The supreme technical qualities in Cézanne are volume, ponderability, and an entrancing colour scheme.
From Unicorns by James Huneker
Fogs, smoke, dust, or floating particles presumably more buoyant than this poison may exert greater or less influence in overcoming the obstacle which ponderability attaches to malaria as an air-borne agent.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
Altitude illustrates the ponderability of malaria by powerfully retarding its diffusion.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
