Definition of
palpable has definitions from the field of medicine
1
[ adjective ] capable of being perceived by the senses or the mind; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt

Synonyms

tangible

Examples

"a barely palpable dust" "felt sudden anger in a palpable wave" "the air was warm and close--palpable as cotton"

Used in print

(Helen Hooven Santmyer, "There Were Fences"...)

The street that is full now of traffic and parked cars then and for many years drowsed on an August afternoon in the shade of the curbside trees , and silence was a weight , almost palpable , in the air .

Related terms

impalpable obvious perceptible

2
[ adjective ] (medicine) can be felt by palpation

Examples

"a palpable tumor"

Related terms

medicine perceptible

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Rhymes with

culpable adaptable fallible collapsible unflappable valuable invaluable infallible adoptable callable gullible unstoppable recyclable voluble solvable soluble unsolvable insoluble moldable irreconcilable incalculable inviolable malleable lovable allowable intolerable saleable salable inoperable tolerable syllable comparable operable acceptable perceptible unacceptable contemptible susceptible appealable available controllable unsaleable unavailable unsalable unassailable capable uncontrollable expandable retractable incompatible intractable understandable tractable mandible compatible incapable pliable inescapable inheritable creditable serviceable objectionable inhospitable formidable unemployable employable unserviceable unfashionable abominable seasonable interminable irrevocable incomparable palatable unreliable navigable applicable repayable inseparable fathomable unfathomable fashionable unquestionable reliable heritable questionable liable personable estimable attributable habitable reasonable fissionable inimitable unpalatable irreparable cannibal determinable irritable unmentionable payable imaginable profitable charitable indomitable actionable practicable impressionable inequitable equitable passable communicable laughable disreputable unconscionable revocable uninhabitable inevitable noticeable comparable reputable inalienable marketable viable affable inflammable flammable intangible nontaxable impassable implacable laudable tangible taxable deductible indescribable countable excitable exportable insupportable insurmountable reportable audible inexhaustible affordable redoubtable describable unaccountable adjustable probable transportable unsupportable improbable portable accountable supportable inaudible untouchable detachable incorrigible likeable sizeable sizable likable possible definable enforceable unenforceable undesirable unremarkable undeniable plausible indefinable deplorable unrecognizable responsible unverifiable fashionable desirable forcible bankable accountable remarkable horrible recognizable rechargeable realizable chargeable discoverable irresponsible impossible implausible advisable inadvisable unjustifiable adorable combinable inflatable inhospitable repeatable

Phonetic and Homophones

P AE1 L P AH0 B AH0 L

Similar Spelling

palpably palpebrate palpability palpebra

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