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palpable


Meanings
  • Adjective

    Capable of being felt or touched; tangible and perceptible to the touch.

  • Adjective

    Able to be perceived by touch or sensation.


Pronunciation




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  2. /ˈpælpəbəl/



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Synonyms

manifest , noticeable , patent , tangible , touchable
Rhymes
Words rhyming with palpable
compostable , contemplable , edible , embeddable , endurable , envelopable , extensible , flexible , impressible , indestructible , inflexible , insensible , irresistible , manageable , movable , perceptible , resistible , sensible , tangible , transferable
Variants
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palpabilities , palpability , palpable , palpably
Etymology
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From Latin palpabilis, from palpare to touch, feel.


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  1. The term 'palpable' comes from the Latin word 'palpabilis', which means 'touchable' or 'capable of being felt'.

  2. The word 'palpable' is often used in medical contexts to describe symptoms or signs that are easily detectable or perceptible through touch, such as a palpable pulse or a palpable mass.


Related Concepts
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  1. Tangible: Related concept that refers to something that can be perceived by touch or sensation, as opposed to intangible things like emotions or ideas.

  2. Haptic: Related concept that refers to the sense of touch and the ability to perceive and interact with the physical world through touch.


Quotes
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  1. There's a {wi}palpable{/wi} feeling of community here: owner Lee McLemore stocks the store with a surprisingly large wine selection, police chief Andy Williams moonlights in the prepared-foods section and barbecues in the parking lot, and George Watkins personally fills the shelves with his superb tupelo honey.

    - Todd Coleman,{it}Saveur{/it},October 2006
  2. A positive patch-test result, measured by a visible and "palpable" localized response, denotes a delayed hypersensitivity response …

    - Simon Kallal et al.,{it}New England Journal of Medicine{/it},7 Feb. 2008
  3. When I'm back in nature after months of walking around on concrete and living in boxes, I feel a "palpable" internal shift.

    - Al Gore,{it}An Inconvenient Truth{/it},2006

Culture
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In literature, the term 'palpable' is often used to describe emotions or feelings that are strong and easily perceived. For example, in F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby', the narrator describes Daisy Buchanan's voice as having 'a quality of infinite sadness' that is 'palpable' to the reader. In art, the concept of the 'palpable' can be seen in tactile sculptures that invite viewers to touch and feel the textures and surfaces of the artwork.

How to Memorize "palpable"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize a soft, tactile object, such as a plush toy or a piece of velvet fabric. Touching and feeling the texture of the object can help you remember the meaning of 'palpable' as something that is perceptible by touch.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'palpable' with the sensation of touching and feeling something. Remember that it describes things that can be perceived through touch.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the mnemonic 'People Touch Everything' to remember the meaning of 'palpable'. The 'P' stands for 'People', and the 'T' and 'E' stand for 'Touch' and 'Everything', respectively.


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