palpable

1. a. Capable of being touched and felt; perceptible by the touch; as, a palpable form. Source: opted

2. a. Easily perceptible; plain; distinct; obvious; readily perceived and detected; gross; as, palpable imposture; palpable absurdity; palpable errors. Source: opted

3. adj. capable of being perceived; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt Source: wordnet

4. adj. (medicine) can be felt by palpation Source: wordnet

5. adj. clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment Source: wordnet

6. adj. so intense as to be almost touched or felt Source: wordnet

7. 1. Capable of being touched and felt; perceptible by the touch; as, a palpable form. Shak. Darkness must overshadow all his bounds, Palpable darkness. Milton. 2. Easily perceptible; plain; distinct; obvious; readily perceived and detected; gross; as, palpable imposture; palpable absurdity; palpable errors. "Three persons palpable." P. Plowman. [Lies] gross as a mountain, open, palpable. Shak. -- Pal"pa*ble*ness, n. -- Pal"pa*bly, adv. Source: webster

8. j:100 a. capable of being perceived; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt s. can be felt by palpation Source: ecdict

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