Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Capable of being perceived; capable of falling under perception or the cognizance of the senses; perceptible.
- Capable of being known or understood.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Capable of being perceived; perceptible.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Capable of being
perceived ;discernible .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective capable of being apprehended or understood
- adjective capable of being perceived especially by sight or hearing
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Examples
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There is energy there that is readily perceivable, that is different from similar types of psychological/cultural energy that one experiences on one’s own or around the family kitchen table with only 3-5 people; the same sort of group energy exists with a mob, or during a wedding ceremony, a rock concert, a political demonstration, or a national tragedy like JFK’s assassination, or 9/11 and so on.
Another Look 2009
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There is no place for them in the future, since there is no "perceivable" future for most of them anyway.
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The strategy seeks to improve accessibility through utilising WCAG 2. 0's stipulatation that content should be 'perceivable', 'operable', 'understandable' and 'robust'.
Computerworld News 2010
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They exalted the existence of what is visible, and took no thought for what is perceivable to the mind and yet invisible.
In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011
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The real answer is that these most ancient biblical stories present a different “model” of God I mean “model” here the way modern physicists use the word, as a way of depicting that which is not perceivable by the eye or ear.
In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011
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In order for humans to perceive design, design must be perceivable by humans.
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In other words, for us a rock is solid and impenetrable, but for those on a different frequency level, it might not even be perceivable as such if at all.
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The real answer is that these most ancient biblical stories present a different “model” of God I mean “model” here the way modern physicists use the word, as a way of depicting that which is not perceivable by the eye or ear.
In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011
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The second kitchen that got our attention features vertical cupboards all placed at a perceivable distance on the wall.
Kitchen Cupboard With a Clue on What’s Inside, Milan 2010 2010
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They exalted the existence of what is visible, and took no thought for what is perceivable to the mind and yet invisible.
In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011
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