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Webster 1913 Edition

Perceivable

Per-ceiv′a-ble

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Adj.
Capable of being perceived; perceptible.
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Per-ceiv′a-bly
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adv.

Webster 1828 Edition

Perceivable

PERCE'IVABLE

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Adj.
[See Perceive.] Perceptible; that may be perceived; that may fall under perception or the cognizance of the senses; that may be felt, seen, heard, smelt or tasted. We say, the roughness of cloth is perceivable; the dawn of the morning is perceivable; the sound of a bell is perceivable; the scent of an orange is perceivable; the difference of taste in an apple and an orange is perceivable.
1.
That may be known,understood or conceived. [Less proper.]

Definition 2024

perceivable

perceivable

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perceivable ‎(comparative more perceivable, superlative most perceivable)

  1. Capable of being perceived; discernible.
    • 1818, Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey, ch. 5,
      Every search for him was equally unsuccessful, in morning lounges or evening assemblies; neither at the Upper nor Lower Rooms, at dressed or undressed balls, was he perceivable.
    • 2003, "Man in Pakistan: I'm on list," USA Today, 1 Jan. (retrieved 2 Nov. 2008),
      The only perceivable difference between the AP and FBI photos is that the man in the FBI photo is clean-shaven and shorter-haired.

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