Definitions for palpable
ˈpæl pə bəlpal·pa·ble

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.8 / 6 votes

1. palpable, tangibleadjective

   capable of being perceived; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt

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

2. palpableadjective

   can be felt by palpation

   "a palpable tumor"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 3 votes

1. palpableadjective

   Capable of being touched, felt or handled; touchable, tangible.

2. palpableadjective

   Obvious or easily perceived; noticeable.

3. palpableadjective

   That can be detected by palpation.

4. Etymology: From palpable and its source, palpabilis.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PALPABLEnoun

   Etymology: palpable, Fr. palpor, Latin.

   1. Perceptible by the touch.

   Art thou but
   A dagger of the mind, a false creation?
   I see thee yet in form as palpable,
   As this which now I draw. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   Darkness must overshadow all his bounds,
   Palpable darkness! and blot out three days. John Milton.

   2. Gross; coarse; easily detected.

   That grosser kind of heathenish idolatry, whereby they worshipped the very works of their own hands, was an absurdity to reason so palpable, that the prophet David, comparing idols and idolaters together, maketh almost no odds between them. Richard Hooker, b. i. s. 8.

   They grant we err not in palpable manner, we are not openly and notoriously impious. Richard Hooker, b. v. s. 27.

   He must not think to shelter himself from so palpable an absurdity, by this impertinent distinction. John Tillotson.

   Having no surer guide, it was no wonder that they fell into gross and palpable mistakes. John Woodward, Nat. History.

   3. Plain; easily perceptible.

   That they all have so testified, I see not how we should possibly wish a proof more palpable, than this manifestly received and every where continued custom of reading them publickly. Richard Hooker, b. v. s. 22.

   Since there is so much dissimilitude between cause and effect in the more palpable phænomena, we can expect no less between them and their invisible efficients. Joseph Glanvill.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. palpable

   Palpation is the process of using one's hands to check the body, especially while perceiving/diagnosing a disease or illness. Usually performed by a health care practitioner, it is the process of feeling an object in or on the body to determine its size, shape, firmness, or location (for example, a veterinarian can feel the stomach of a pregnant animal to ensure good health and successful delivery). Palpation is an important part of the physical examination; the sense of touch is just as important in this examination as the sense of sight is. Physicians develop great skill in palpating problems below the surface of the body, becoming able to detect things that untrained persons would not. Mastery of anatomy and much practice are required to achieve a high level of skill. The concept of being able to detect or notice subtle tactile signs and to recognize their significance or implications is called appreciating them (just as in general vocabulary one can speak of appreciating the importance of something). Nonetheless, some things are not palpable, which is why additional medical tests, such as medical imaging and laboratory tests, are often needed to make a diagnosis. However, many other problems are palpable. Examples include pulses, abdominal distension, cardiac thrills, fremitus, and various hernias, joint dislocations, bone fractures, and tumors, among others.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. palpable

   Palpable refers to anything that is capable of being touched or felt, hence tangible or perceptible. It can also refer to a feeling or atmosphere that is so intense it seems as though it can almost be physically touched. Additionally, in a medical context, it denotes a physical symptom or condition that a doctor can recognize by touch.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.3 / 4 votes

1. Palpableadjective

   capable of being touched and felt; perceptible by the touch; as, a palpable form

2. Palpableadjective

   easily perceptible; plain; distinct; obvious; readily perceived and detected; gross; as, palpable imposture; palpable absurdity; palpable errors

3. Etymology: [F. palpable, L. palpabilis, fr. palpare to feel, stroke; cf. palpus the soft palm of the hand.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Palpable

   pal′pa-bl, adj. that can be touched or felt: easily perceived or found out, as lies, &c.: looking as if it might be touched or felt: obvious, gross.—ns. Palpabil′ity, Pal′pableness, quality of being palpable: obviousness.—adv. Pal′pably.—v.t. Pal′pāte, to examine by touch.—n. Palpā′tion, the act of examining by means of touch. [Fr.,—L. palpabilis—palpāre, -ātum, to touch softly.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of palpable in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of palpable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of palpable in a Sentence

1. Keith West:

   In countries where the food system is less sophisticated and we see crushing poverty, the margin between harvest season and hungry season is palpable, these populations can dip into actual deficiency with Vitamin A, especially in respect to young, growing children who can become what we call ‘night blind.'.

2. Andrew Weiss:

   There is palpable concern in Washington that a brief lull is only temporary.

3. Annelise Borges:

   The fear is so present, so palpable.

4. Susan Lilly told CNN:

   The love was palpable, there's very little that anyone can say or do when you're in grief like this, but our family definitely recognizes and appreciates the outpouring of love from those he touched.

5. Agnes Repplier:

   People who cannot recognize a palpable absurdity are very much in the way of civilization.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=palpable
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Palpable
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=palpable
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palpable
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/palpable
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=palpable