palpable
pronunciation
How to pronounce palpable in British English:
UK [ˈpælpəbl]
How to pronounce palpable in American English:
US [ˈpælpəbəl]
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- Adjective:
- capable of being perceived by the senses or the mind; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt
- can be felt by palpation
Word Origin
- palpable
- palpable: [14] Latin palpāre meant ‘touch, stroke’ (it may be related to English feel). From it in post-classical times was derived the adjective palpābilis ‘touchable’ – whence English palpable. Other derivatives were the verb palpitāre ‘tremble, throb’ (from which English gets palpitate [17]) and the noun palpus ‘touching’ (source of English palp [19]).=> palpitate
- palpable (adj.)
- late 14c., "that can be touched," from Late Latin palpabilis "that may be touched or felt," from Latin palpare "touch gently, stroke" (see feel (v.)). Figurative sense of "easily perceived, evident" also is from late 14c. Related: Palpably.
Example
- 1. But private worries about the obama administration are palpable .
- 2. A sense of urgency was palpable in bali .
- 3. The measures had a palpable effect in shenzhen .
- 4. The growth environment was palpable .
- 5. All this has brought about palpable changes .