'Palpable' definitions:
Definition of 'palpable'
From: WordNet
adjective
Capable of being perceived; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt; "a barely palpable dust"; "felt sudden anger in a palpable wave"; "the air was warm and close--palpable as cotton"; "a palpable lie" [syn: palpable, tangible] [ant: impalpable]
adjective
Can be felt by palpation; "a palpable tumor"
Definition of 'Palpable'
From: GCIDE
- Palpable \Pal"pa*ble\, a. [F. palpable, L. palpabilis, fr. palpare to feel, stroke; cf. palpus the soft palm of the hand.]
- 1. Capable of being touched and felt; perceptible by the touch; as, a palpable form. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Darkness must overshadow all his bounds, Palpable darkness. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Easily perceptible; plain; distinct; obvious; readily perceived and detected; gross; as, palpable imposture; palpable absurdity; palpable errors. "Three persons palpable." --P. Plowman. [1913 Webster]
- [Lies] gross as a mountain, open, palpable. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- A hit, A very palpable hit. --Shak. (Hamlet) [1913 Webster] -- {Pal"pa*ble*ness}, n. -- {Pal"pa*bly}, adv. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'palpable'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- apparent,
- appreciable,
- arresting,
- believable,
- certain,
- clear,
- clear as crystal,
- colorable,
- concrete,
- credible,
- crystal-clear,
- detectable,
- discernible,
- distinct,
- evident,
- explicit,
- express,
- indisputable,
- indubitable,
- manifest,
- material,
- noticeable,
- observable,
- obvious,
- open-and-shut,
- ostensible,
- patent,
- perceivable,
- perceptible,
- perspicuous,
- plain,
- plain as day,
- plausible,
- ponderable,
- positive,
- real,
- remarkable,
- seeable,
- seeming,
- self-evident,
- self-explaining,
- self-explanatory,
- sensible,
- solid,
- straightforward,
- striking,
- substantial,
- substantive,
- sure,
- tactile,
- tangible,
- to be seen,
- touchable,
- unequivocal,
- unmistakable,
- visible,
- weighable