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Palpable

//ˈpælpəbəl// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Capable of being touched, felt or handled; touchable, tangible.

    "Osric: A hit, a very palpable hit."

  2. 2
    Obvious or easily perceived; noticeable. figuratively

    "Although the Celebrity was almost impervious to sarcasm, he was now beginning to exhibit visible signs of uneasiness,[…]. It was with a palpable relief that he heard the first warning notes of the figure."

  3. 3
    That can be detected by palpation.
Adjective
  1. 1
    so intense as to be almost touched or felt wordnet
  2. 2
    clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment wordnet
  3. 3
    capable of being perceived; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt wordnet
  4. 4
    (medicine) can be felt by palpation wordnet

Etymology

From Middle French palpable and its source, Latin palpābilis, which is from palpō (“to touch softly”) + -bilis.

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