perceptible

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Late Latin perceptibilis, from Latin percipio.

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Adjective

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perceptible (comparative more perceptible, superlative most perceptible)

  1. Able to be perceived, sensed, or discerned.
    Her voice was barely perceptible over the noise, but her gestures made her meaning clear.
    • 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter II, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:
      Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke. [] A silver snaffle on a heavy leather watch guard which connected the pockets of his corduroy waistcoat, together with a huge gold stirrup in his Ascot tie, sufficiently proclaimed his tastes. [] But withal there was a perceptible acumen about the man which was puzzling in the extreme.

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Noun

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perceptible (plural perceptibles)

  1. Anything that can be perceived.

Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Late Latin perceptibilis (from Latin percipiō), equivalent to percebre +‎ -ible.

Adjective

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perceptible m or f (masculine and feminine plural perceptibles)

  1. perceptible
    Antonym: imperceptible

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Late Latin perceptibilis (from Latin percipiō).

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Adjective

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perceptible (plural perceptibles)

  1. perceptible
    Synonym: percevable
    Antonym: imperceptible
    • 1876, M. Bouilly, Archives Générales de Médecine[1], page 464:
      A ce niveau, cibrations thoraciques faibles, mais perceptibles ; voix un peu éloignée, mais sans aucun timbre ægophonique.
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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Late Latin perceptibilis (from Latin percipiō).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /peɾθebˈtible/ [peɾ.θeβ̞ˈt̪i.β̞le]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /peɾsebˈtible/ [peɾ.seβ̞ˈt̪i.β̞le]
  • Rhymes: -ible
  • Syllabification: per‧cep‧ti‧ble

Adjective

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perceptible m or f (masculine and feminine plural perceptibles)

  1. perceptible

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