PALPABLE
Dictionary entry overview: What does palpable mean? • PALPABLE (adjective)
The adjective PALPABLE has 2 senses:
1. capable of being perceived by the senses or the mind; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt
2. can be felt by palpation
Familiarity information: PALPABLE used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PALPABLE (adjective)
Meaning:
Capable of being perceived by the senses or the mind; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt
Synonyms:
palpable; tangible
Context examples:
a barely palpable dust / felt sudden anger in a palpable wave / the air was warm and close--palpable as cotton
Similar:
perceptible (easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind)
Also:
perceptible (capable of being perceived by the mind or senses)
Antonym:
impalpable (imperceptible to the senses or the mind)
Meaning:
Can be felt by palpation
Context example:
a palpable tumor
Similar:
perceptible (capable of being perceived by the mind or senses)
Domain category:
medical specialty; medicine (the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques)
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