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Definitions for imponderable
ɪmˈpɒn dər ə bəlim·pon·der·able
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Princeton's WordNet
imponderableadjective
a factor whose effects cannot be accurately assessed
"human behavior depends on many imponderables"
imponderableadjective
difficult or impossible to evaluate with precision
"such imponderable human factors as aesthetic sensibility"
Wiktionary
imponderablenoun
An imponderable substance or body; specifically, in the plural, a name formerly applied to heat, light, electricity, and magnetism.
imponderableadjective
Not ponderable; without sensible or appreciable weight; incapable of being weighed.
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imponderable
Imponderable refers to something that cannot be precisely determined, measured, or evaluated. It often relates to complex or abstract concepts or factors that are hard to assess or predict. It can also refer to something that is difficult or impossible to weigh, in a literal or metaphorical sense.
Webster Dictionary
Imponderableadjective
not ponderable; without sensible or appreciable weight; incapable of being weighed
Imponderablenoun
an imponderable substance or body; specifically, in the plural, a name formerly applied to heat, light, electricity, and magnetism, regarded as subtile fluids destitute of weight but in modern science little used
Etymology: [Pref. im- not + ponderable: cf. F. impondrable.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Imponderable
im-pon′dėr-a-bl, adj. not able to be weighed: without sensible weight.—ns. Impon′derableness, Imponderabil′ity.—n.pl. Impon′derables, fluids without sensible weight, as heat, light, electricity, and magnetism, considered as material—still used of ether.
Entomology
Imponderable
that which cannot be weighed.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of imponderable in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of imponderable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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