Definitions for observableəbˈzɜr və bəl

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

ob•serv•a•bleəbˈzɜr və bəl(adj.)

  1. capable of being or liable to be observed; discernible.

    Category: Common Vocabulary

  2. worthy of being celebrated or observed:

    an observable holiday.

    Category: Common Vocabulary

  3. deserving of attention; noteworthy.

Origin of observable:

1600–10; < L

ob•serv′a•bly(adv.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. discernible, evident, observable(adj)

    capable of being seen or noticed

    "a discernible change in attitude"; "a clearly evident erasure in the manuscript"; "an observable change in behavior"

Wiktionary

  1. observable(Noun)

    Any physical property that can be observed and measured directly and not derived from other properties

  2. observable(Adjective)

    Able to be observed.

  3. observable(Adjective)

    Deserving to be observed.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Observable(adj)

    worthy or capable of being observed; discernible; noticeable; remarkable


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