Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Possible to estimate, measure, or perceive: synonym: perceptible.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Capable of being appreciated, estimated, or perceived; neither too small nor too great to be capable of estimation or recognition; perceptible.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Capable of being appreciated or estimated; large enough to be estimated; perceptible.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Capable of being
appreciated orestimated ; large enough to be estimated;perceptible ;considerable .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective enough to be estimated or measured
Etymologies
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Examples
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Another prediction of such a surfing model is that even a very small number of events of interbreeding can result in appreciable allele frequencies of Neandertal alleles in the present-day populations.
The Volokh Conspiracy » “I, for One, Welcome My Neandertal Ancestry” 2010
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In any case, I think the better point is that VDOTs own studies showed that neither the Western Bypass nor the Meadowcreek Parkway would improve congestion on 29 in appreciable ways.
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In any case, I think the better point is that VDOTs own studies showed that neither the Western Bypass nor the Meadowcreek Parkway would improve congestion on 29 in appreciable ways.
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3He can be produced in appreciable amounts in nuclear reactors.
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For one thing, like someone already mentioned the time for greatly increased troop strength in Iraq making any kind of appreciable difference is long past.
Is That Legal?: Is Bill Stuntz Right About Military Strategy In Iraq? 2006
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But yesterday's statement also dialed back the sense of urgency, dropping the "appreciable" from what it said last Tuesday were "appreciable downside risks to growth."
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The central bank no longer called the risks "appreciable," a notable change in Fed-speak, while also saying it will "act in a timely manner as needed."
Chop, Chop 2008
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I'm hoping that these assets will be taxed as capital gains, because it's really hard to make any kind of appreciable profit without first DEPOSITING money.
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The report says an "appreciable" percentage of funds accruing from lotteries and gambling should be used for the government's
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They point out that the word "appreciable" means "capable of being noticed, estimated or measured and noticeable".
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