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dis·tin·guish·able

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. distinguishableadjective

    capable of being perceived as different or distinct

    "only the shine of their metal was distinguishable in the gloom"; "a project distinguishable into four stages of progress"; "distinguishable differences between the twins"

  2. distinct, distinguishableadjective

    (often followed by `from') not alike; different in nature or quality

    "plants of several distinct types"; "the word `nationalism' is used in at least two distinct senses"; "gold is distinct from iron"; "a tree related to but quite distinct from the European beech"; "management had interests quite distinct from those of their employees"

Wiktionary

  1. distinguishableadjective

    Able, or easily able to be distinguished.

    Black is very distinguishable against a white background

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Distinguishableadjective

    Etymology: from distinguish.

    By the intervention of a liquor, it puts on the form of a fluid body; when, being dissolved in aqueous juices, it is by the eye distinguishable from the solvent body, and appears as fluid as it is. Boyle.

    Impenitent, they left a race behind
    Like to themselves, distinguishable scarce
    From Gentiles, but by circumcision vain. John Milton, Parad. Reg.

    The acting of the soul, as it relates to perception and decision, to choice and pursuit, or aversion, is distinguishable to us. Matthew Hale, Origin of Mankind.

    I shall distribute duty into its principal and eminent parts, distinguishable as they relate to God, our neighbour, and ourselves. Government of the Tongue, s. 2.

    A simple idea, being in itself uncompounded, contains nothing but one uniform appearance, or conception in the mind, and is not distinguishable into different ideas. John Locke.

    I would endeavour that my betters should seek me by the merit of something distinguishable, instead of my seeking them. Jonathan Swift.

ChatGPT

  1. distinguishable

    Distinguishable refers to the ability or quality of being clearly recognized as different or distinct. This characteristic makes something or someone to be clearly seen, heard, understood or identified from the others due to their particular features, qualities, or traits.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Distinguishableadjective

    capable of being distinguished; separable; divisible; discernible; capable of recognition; as, a tree at a distance is distinguishable from a shrub

  2. Distinguishableadjective

    worthy of note or special regard

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of distinguishable in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of distinguishable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of distinguishable in a Sentence

  1. Michael Brown:

    We have approximately 1200 feet of distinguishable heavy braking marks from the tires, looked like they were effectively trying to brake that aircraft.

  2. Michael Brown:

    The left wing had made contact with a row of trees. And basically, that's why we have a debris field, much of that is part of the wing coming apart. And we do have some distinguishable fire marks, starting at that point.

  3. Michael Brown:

    What we do know is there was a heavy braking event, which appears to be an aborted takeoff. So, we do know that the brakes were effectively working before the aircraft exited the runway, we have approximately 1200 feet of distinguishable heavy braking marks from the tires, looked like they were effectively trying to brake that aircraft.

  4. Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoi:

    Money is a new form of slavery, and distinguishable from the old simply by the fact that it is impersonal -- that there is no human relation between master and slave.

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