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Definitions: Palpable |
PalpableAdjective1. Capable of being perceived by the senses or the mind; 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". 2. (medicine) can be felt by palpation; "a palpable tumor". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "palpable" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
Etymology: Palpable \Pal"pa*ble\, adjective. [French expression palpable, from Latin expression palpabilis, from palpare to feel, stroke; compare to palpus the soft palm of the hand.]. (Websters 1913) |
Synonym: PalpableSynonym: tangible (adj). (additional references) |
| Antonym: impalpable (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Impulse | Phrase: "a hit, a very palpable hit". |
Manifestation | Phrase: cela saute aux yeux; he that runs may read; you can see it with half an eye; it needs no ghost to tell us; the meaning lies on the surface; cela va sans dire; res ipsa loquitur; "clothing the palpable and familiar"; fari quae sentiat; volto sciolto i pensieri stretti; "you don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows". |
Distinct, conspicuous; (visible); obvious, evident, unmistakable, indubitable, not to be mistaken, palpable, self-evident, autoptical; intelligible. | |
MATERIALITY | Adjective: material, bodily; corporeal, corporal; physical; somatic, somatoscopic; sensible, tangible, ponderable, palpable, substantial. |
Touch | Adjective: tactual, tactile; tangible, palpable; lambent. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Palpable |
| English words defined with "palpable": adenomyosarcoma ♦ Dissipativity ♦ embryoma of the kidney ♦ figure ♦ nephroblastoma ♦ obvious ♦ palpably, perceptible ♦ tangible ♦ Wilms' tumor, Wilms tumour. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "palpable": diffuse goitre ♦ Marrow-bones ♦ Poisson d'Avril ♦ Strap Oil. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "palpable": Palpation. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Palpable" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. French (palpable), Spanish (palpable, tangible). |
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Emma | Austen, Jane | It was a palpable display, repeated on every possible occasion. |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | The realities of the soul, because they are not visible and palpable, are not the less realities. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | However, a palpable lesion with uniform or irregular surface features or benign-appearing pigmented and nonpigmented lesions that change rapidly can represent early melanoma. (references) | |
Professional and public education as well as disclaimers on mammography reports have increased awareness of false negatives in women with clinical symptoms such as a palpable lump. Similarly, those recommending mammographic screening of asymptomatic women in this age group must also remind women and their physicians to perform regular CBEs and to evaluate new symptoms promptly. (references) | ||
Economic History | Guatemala | The government has not helped its case with ever-moving rules and regulations and with many claiming a palpable increase in corruption. (references) |
Bahrain | English is widely spoken and the country's long developed trade-based culture is readily palpable. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
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Katie Couric | You know, I think in some ways it seems like it was yesterday. The memories are so vivid and palpable for me. In some ways it seems like a whole lifetime away. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
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James Monroe | 1817-1825 | His purpose, therefore, was not to sell his goods to the inhabitants of Florida, but to citizens of the United States, in exchange for their productions, which could not be done without a direct and palpable breach of our laws. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Palpable" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Palpable" is used about 139 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 139 | 26,913 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "palpable": palpable falsehood ♦ Palpable lump. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
palpable | 12 |
palpable purpura | 4 |
lymph node palpable | 3 |
aorta palpable | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "palpable"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | i qartë (apparent, articulate, candid, clear, clear-cut, definite, distinct, evident, explicit, express, fair, formal, Frank, in focus, legible, limpid, lucid, luminous, manifest, neat, obvious, open and shut, patent, perspicuous, plain, readable, self evident, serene, simple, tangible, unambiguous, unequivocal, visible, well-defined, well-marked), i prekshëm (huffy, sensitive, susceptible, tactile, tangible, thin-skinned, touchy, umbrageous, vulnerable), i dukshëm (apparent, appreciable, conspicuous, discernible, distinct, evidence, evident, in evidence, manifest, marked, memorable, mere, naked, notable, noticeable, observable, obvious, outward, overt, patent, perceptible, plain, pointed, prominent, rank, salient, self-explanatory, sensible, sheer, simple, speaking, substantial, telling, thorough-paced, transparent, unconcealed, unqualified, visible). (various references) | |
Arabic | ملموس (perceptible, sensible, tactile, tangible), محسوس (noticeable, tangible), واضح (apparent, bold, broad, clear, conspicuous, decided, definite, elucidative, evident, explicit, express, frank, intelligible, legible, limpid, lucid, luminous, manifest, marked, obvious, outspoken, patent, pellucid, perspicuous, plain, plump, pointed, pronounced, punctual, purposely, seeming, sharp, specific, transparent, trenchant, visible), صريح (bare, bluff, candid, categorical, communicative, crude, direct, downright, expansive, explicit, flat, forthcoming, forthright, frank, genuine, guileless, honest, ingenuous, open, open-hearted, outright, outspoken, overt, plain, plain spoken, plump, point blank, pronounced, raw, round, simple-hearted, steady, straight, straightforward, transparent, unreserved, unvarnished). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | явен (apparent, blazing, decided, declared, distinct, downright, evident, Frank, glaring, manifest, marked, noticeable, obvious, open, ostensible, outright, overt, patent, plain, Plumb, pointed, professed, pronounced, rank, self-explanatory, sheer, thumping, transparent, unconcealed, unmistakable, visible), осезаем (corporeal, perceivable, perceptible, phenomenal, sensible, tactile, tangible), очевиден (apparent, axiomatic, axiomatical, conspicuous, demonstrable, evident, manifest, marked, noticeable, obvious, open and shut, patent, self evident, self-apparent, self-explanatory, sheer, stark, transparent, unmistakable, visible). (various references) | |
Chinese | 可触知. (various references) | |
Czech | patrný (apparent, appreciable, considerable, evident, manifest, measurable, noticeable, overt, patent, perceptible, visible), zjevný (apparent, manifest, overt, patent, perspicuous), zřejmý (apparent, clear, evident, noticeable, obvious, open, outward, patent, perceptible, prima facie, self evident, visible), hmatatelný (tangible). (various references) | |
Farsi | پرماسیدنی , پرماس پذیر (Tangible), قابل لمس (Tangible), واضح (Clear, Crystalline, Ditinct, Explicit, Graphic, Lucid, Obvious, Overt, Perspicuous, Plain, Vivid), حس کردنی , اشکار (Apparent, Bare, Conspicuous, Evident, Explicit, Manifest, Obvious, Open, Out, Overt, Plain, Signal). (various references) | |
Finnish | kouraantuntuva (tangible), konkreettinen (concrete), käsin kosketeltava (tangible). (various references) | |
French | palpable. (various references) | |
German | fühlbar (marked, palpably, perceptible, sensible, tactile, tangible). (various references) | |
Greek | χειροπιαστόσ, ψηλαφητόσ (tactile, touchable). (various references) | |
Hebrew | ממשי (actual, concrete, effective, live, material, real, substantial, substantive, tangible, veritable), מומחש (actualized, perceptible), משיש (tangible), משושי (tactile). (various references) | |
Hungarian | kézzelfogható (concrete, down-to-earth, evident, tactile, tangible), tapintható (tactile, tangible), kitapintható, érzékelhető (faint, perceptible, phenomenal, sensible). (various references) | |
Indonesian | jelas (evident, overt, unmistakeable), gamblang (clear, explicit, understandable). (various references) | |
Italian | palpabile, tangibile (tactile, tangible), evidente (apparent, apparently, broad, clean-cut, conspicuous, evident, glaring, manifestly, naked, noticeable, obvious, open, overt, patent, plain, prominent, self evident). (various references) | |
Manx | loaghtagh (concrete, tangible). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | alpablepay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | palpável (tactile, tangible, touchable), notoriedade (notoriety, patency, prominency, prominent, publicity, publicness), notório (arrant, celebrated, common, flagrantly, glaring, notorious, open, overt, proverbial, public), manifesto (avowed, axiomatic, axiomatical, circular, evident, formal, manifest, manifestation, manifesto, marked, obvious, overt, plain, unconcealed, visible), evidente (apparent, axiomatic, axiomatical, clear, evident, glaringly, luculent, marked, obvious, open, open and shut, overt, perspicacious, plain, tangible, transparent, unequivocal, unmistakable, visible). (various references) | |
Romanian | palpabil (palpably, perceptible, tangible), tangibil (tactile, tangible, touchable), sensibil (appreciably, considerable, considerably, delicate, feeling, impressible, impressionable, marked, noticeably, painful, passible, responsive, scrupulous, sensible, sensitive, sentient, susceptible, tangible, tender, thin-skinned, touchy), material (cloth, copy, corporeal, earthly, economic, fabric, financial, mass, material, matter, physical, real, sensual, stuff, substantial, tissue), evident (apparent, apparently, broad, clear, conspicuous, evident, explicit, it must be, manifestly, marked, nakedly, obvious, obviously, patent, patently, plain, prominent, sightly, visible), clar (apparent, apparently, articulate, banner, bright, broad, clean, clear, clear-cut, clearly, comprehensible, decided, definite, distinct, distinctly, evident, explicit, express, fair, flat, formal, Frank, incisive, legible, level headed, lightsome, limpid, lucid, luminous, manifest, marked, obvious, obviously, patently, pellucid, perspicuous, plain, plainly, precise, pure, serene, simple, sound, tangible, terse, unequivocal, unmistakable). (various references) | |
Russian | осязаемый (tactile, tangible, touchable). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | opipljiv (corporeal, material, tangible, touchable). (various references) | |
Spanish | palpable (tangible). (various references) | |
Swedish | påtaglig (blatant, obvious, signal), kännbar (noticeable, perceptible, sensible, severe). (various references) | |
Turkish | somut (concrete, perceptible, physical, tangible), elle tutulur (acceptable, concrete, tactile, tactual, tangible), dokunulabilir, belli (apparent, avowed, broad, broadly, certain, clear, conspicuous, explicit, express, given, known, manifest, noticeable, particular, patent, perspicuous, precise, precisely, prominent, self evident, shadowless, specific, stated, translucent, unmistakable, upfront, waisted, well-marked). (various references) | |
Ukranian | що прощупу"ться, відчутний на дотик, очевидний (apparent, demonstrable, direct, downright, evident, evidential, gross, manifest, necessary, obvious, open, ostensible, overt, plain, plum, pronounced, questionless, self evident, transparent, uncontested, unmistakable, utter). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | sờ mó được rõ r ng. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | palpare. (various references) |
| Late Latin | 300-700 | palpabilis. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words ending with "palpable": impalpable. (additional references) | |
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"Palpable" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: alpable, palable, palapable, paltable, papabile, papable, Papale, placable, pulpable. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "palpable" (pronounced pa"lpubul) |
| 6 | -l p u b u l | culpable. |
| 5 | -p u b u l | capable, developable, incapable, inescapable, typeable, unflappable, unstoppable. |
| 4 | -u b u l | abominable, acceptable, accessible, accountable, achievable, actionable, adaptable, addressable, adjustable, admirable, admissible, adoptable, adorable, advisable, affable, affordable, agreeable, allowable, amenable, amendable, amiable, amicable, analyzable, answerable, appealable, applicable, appreciable, approachable, approvable, arable, arguable, attainable, attributable, audible, available, avoidable, bankable, bearable, believable, billable, biodegradable, breakable, buildable, burnable, callable, cannibal, changeable, chargeable, charitable, classifiable, collapsible, collectible, Combinable, comfortable, commendable, communicable, comparable, compatible, compensable, comprehensible, conceivable, confirmable, considerable, constable, consumable, contemptible, contestable, controllable, convertible, copyrightable, countable, credible, creditable, crucible, curable, debatable, deductible, defensible, definable, degradable, delectable, deliverable, demonstrable, dependable, deplorable, deployable, depreciable, describable, desirable, despicable, detachable, detectable, determinable, digestible, disagreeable, discernible, discountable, discoverable, dishonorable, dispensable, disposable, disreputable, distinguishable, divisible, doable, drinkable, drivable, durable, eatable, edible, electable, eligible, Embraceable, employable, enforceable, enjoyable, enviable, equable, equitable, erasable, erodible, estimable, exchangeable, excitable, excludable, excusable, execrable, exercisable, expandable, expendable, explainable, exportable, extendable, extendible, fallible, fashionable, fathomable, favorable, feasible, fissionable, fixable, flammable, flexible, forcible, foreseeable, forfeitable, forgettable, forgivable, formidable, fungible, fusible, gullible, habitable, harvestable, heritable, hon, honorable, horrible, hospitable, identifiable, illegible, imaginable, imitable, immiscible, immovable, immutable, impassable, impeachable, impeccable, impenetrable, imperceptible, impermissible, implacable, implantable, implausible, imponderable, impossible, impracticable, impregnable, impressionable, improbable, inaccessible, inadmissible, inadvisable, inalienable, inapplicable, inaudible, incalculable, incomparable, incompatible, incomprehensible, incompressible, inconceivable, incontrovertible, incorrigible, incredible, incurable, indefatigable, indefensible, indefinable, indelible, indescribable, indestructible, indispensable, indisputable, indistinguishable, indivisible, indomitable, inedible, ineffable, ineligible, inequitable, inevitable, inexcusable, inexhaustible, inexorable, inexplicable, infallible, infeasible, inflammable, inflatable, inflexible, inheritable, inhospitable, inimitable, injectable, innumerable, inoperable, insatiable, inscrutable, inseparable, insoluble, insufferable, insupportable, insurmountable, intangible, intelligible, interchangeable, interminable, interruptible, intolerable, intractable, invaluable, investable, invincible, inviolable, invisible, invulnerable, irascible, irreconcilable, irrefutable, irremediable, irreparable, irreplaceable, irrepressible, irresistible, irresponsible, irreversible, irrevocable, irritable, issuable, justifiable, knowledgeable, lamentable, laudable, laughable, leasable, legible, liable, likable, likeable, livable, lovable, malleable, manageable, mandible, maneuverable, marketable, measurable, memorable, microwavable, miscible, miserable, moldable, movable, navigable, negligible, negotiable, noncallable, nonconvertible, nondeductible, nondurable, nonrefundable, nonrenewable, nontaxable, nontransferable, notable, noticeable, objectionable, observable, obtainable, operable, ostensible, palatable, parable, passable, patentable, payable, peaceable, perceptible, perishable, permeable, permissible, personable, persuadable, pitiable, plausible, pleasurable, pliable, portable, possible, potable, practicable, predictable, preferable, presentable, preventable, printable, probable, profitable, programmable, prosecutable, provable, punishable, questionable, quotable, reachable, readable, realizable, reasonable, receivable, rechargeable, recognizable, recordable, recoverable, recyclable, redeemable, redoubtable, reducible, refundable, regrettable, reliable, remarkable, removable, renewable, rentable, repairable, repayable, repeatable, replaceable, reportable, reprehensible, reputable, resealable, resettable, respectable, responsible, retractable, returnable, reusable, reversible, revocable, ridable, salable, saleable, salvageable, seasonable, sensible, serviceable, sizable, sizeable, sociable, soluble, solvable, spendable, submersible, suggestible, suitable, supportable, survivable, susceptible, sustainable, syllable, talkable, tangible, taxable, teachable, tenable, terrible, tolerable, traceable, tractable, tradable, tradeable, trainable, transferable, transferrable, transmittable, transportable, treatable, tunable, unacceptable, unaccountable, unaffordable, unalienable, unalterable, unanswerable, unassailable, unattainable, unavailable, unavoidable, unbearable, unbeatable, unbelievable, unbuildable, uncollectible, uncomfortable, unconscionable, uncontrollable, undeniable, understandable, undesirable, undetectable, unelectable, unemployable, unenforceable, unenviable, unexplainable, unfashionable, unfathomable, unfavorable, unfeasible, unforeseeable, unforgettable, unforgivable, ungovernable, unimaginable, unimpeachable, uninhabitable, uninsurable, unintelligible, unjustifiable, unknowable, unlivable, unmanageable, unmentionable, unmistakable, unobtainable, unpalatable, unpredictable, unprintable, unprofitable, unquestionable, unreachable, unreadable, unreasonable, unrecognizable, unreliable, unremarkable, unsalable, unshakable, unsinkable, unsolvable, unspeakable, unsuitable, unsupportable, unsustainable, untenable, unthinkable, untouchable, untraceable, unusable, unverifiable, unwinnable, unworkable, usable, variable, vegetable, venerable, verifiable, veritable, viable, visible, voluble, vulnerable, washable, wearable, winnable, workable. |
| 3 | -b u l | able, amble, assemble, babble, Babel, bauble, bible, bramble, bubble, Bumble, cable, cobble, coble, corbel, crumble, cymbal, dabble, Dibble, disable, disassemble, dissemble, double, Drabble, dribble, enable, enfeeble, ennoble, ensemble, fable, feeble, foible, fumble, gable, gamble, Garble, global, gobble, Gribble, grumble, hardscrabble, herbal, hobble, humble, ignoble, immeasurable, immobile, intertribal, jumble, kibble, label, libel, marble, mislabel, mobile, mumble, nibble, nimble, noble, nonverbal, pebble, preamble, psychobabble, quibble, rabble, ramble, reassemble, rebel, redouble, relabel, resemble, Roble, rouble, roundtable, rubble, Ruble, rumble, sable, Scrabble, scramble, scribble, shamble, Sibyl, squabble, Stabile, stable, stubble, stumble, symbol, table, thimble, timetable, treble, tremble, tribal, trouble, tubal, tumble, turntable, umbel, unable, unscramble, unserviceable, unstable, valuable, verbal, wamble, wobble. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-b-e-l-l-p-p" | |
-2 letters: appall, appeal, paella, paleal, palpal. | |
-3 letters: appal, appel, apple, label, lapel, palea, papal, pepla. | |
-4 letters: able, alae, alba, baal, bale, ball, bell, blae, leal, leap, pale, pall, palp, papa, peal, plea, pleb. | |
-5 letters: aal, aba, ala, alb, ale, all, alp, ape, baa, bal, bap, bel, ell, lab, lap, lea, pal, pap, pea, pep. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-b-e-l-l-p-p" | |
+1 letter: flappable, palpebral. | |
+2 letters: appealable, applicable, impalpable. | |
+3 letters: applaudable, unflappable. | |
+4 letters: inapplicable, unappealable. | |
+5 letters: appealability, blepharoplast, palpabilities. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)50 61 6C 70 61 62 6C 65 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).--. .- .-.. .--. .- -... .-.. . |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010000 01100001 01101100 01110000 01100001 01100010 01101100 01100101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)P a l p a b l e |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0050 0061 006C 0070 0061 0062 006C 0065 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5067788267687871 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Quotations: Fiction 6. Quotations: Non-fiction 7. Quotations: Spoken 8. Quotations: Speeches | 9. Usage Frequency 10. Expressions 11. Expressions: Internet 12. Translations: Modern | 13. Translations: Ancient 14. Derivations 15. Rhymes 16. Anagrams | 17. Orthography 18. Bibliography |
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