tangible

tan·gi·ble

 (tăn′jə-bəl)

adj.

1.

a. Discernible by the touch; palpable: a tangible roughness of the skin.

b. Possible to touch.

c. Possible to be treated as fact; real or concrete: tangible evidence.

2. Possible to understand or realize: the tangible benefits of the plan.

3. Law Relating to or being property of a physical nature, such as land, objects, and goods.

n.

1. Something palpable or concrete.

2. tangibles Property having a physical form.

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[Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tangere, to touch; see tag- in Indo-European roots.]

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tan′gi·bil′i·ty, tan′gi·ble·ness n.

tan′gi·bly adv.

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tangible

(ˈtændʒəbəl)

adj

1. capable of being touched or felt; having real substance: a tangible object.

2. capable of being clearly grasped by the mind; substantial rather than imaginary: tangible evidence.

3. (Law) having a physical existence; corporeal: tangible assets.

n

(often plural) a tangible thing or asset

[C16: from Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tangere to touch]

ˌtangiˈbility, ˈtangibleness n

ˈtangibly adv

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tan•gi•ble

(ˈtæn dʒə bəl)

adj.

1. capable of being touched; material or substantial.

2. real or actual, rather than imaginary or visionary.

3. definite; not vague or elusive: tangible grounds for suspicion.

4. having actual physical existence, as real estate, and therefore capable of being assigned a monetary value.

n.

5. something tangible, esp. a tangible asset.

[1580–90; < Late Latin tangibilis < Latin tang(ere) to touch]

tan`gi•bil′i•ty, tan′gi•ble•ness, n.

tan′gi•bly, adv.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	tangible - perceptible by the senses especially the sense of touch; "skin with a tangible roughness" touchable concrete - capable of being perceived by the senses; not abstract or imaginary; "concrete objects such as trees" impalpable, intangible - incapable of being perceived by the senses especially the sense of touch; "the intangible constituent of energy"- James Jeans
	2.	tangible - capable of being treated as fact; "tangible evidence"; "his brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the poor" real concrete - capable of being perceived by the senses; not abstract or imaginary; "concrete objects such as trees"
	3.	tangible - (of especially business assets) having physical substance and intrinsic monetary value ; "tangible property like real estate"; "tangible assets such as machinery" business enterprise, commercial enterprise, business - the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business" intangible - (of especially business assets) not having physical substance or intrinsic productive value; "intangible assets such as good will"
	4.	tangible - capable of being perceived; 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"; "a palpable lie" palpable perceptible - capable of being perceived by the mind or senses; "a perceptible limp"; "easily perceptible sounds"; "perceptible changes in behavior"

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tangible

adjective definite, real, positive, solid, material, physical, actual, substantial, objective, concrete, evident, manifest, palpable, discernible, tactile, perceptible, corporeal, touchable There is tangible evidence that the economy is starting to recover.
abstract, theoretical, unreal, ethereal, intangible, immaterial, disembodied, insubstantial, imperceptible, impalpable, indiscernible

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tangible

adjective

1. Discernible by touch:

palpable, tactile, touchable.

2. Composed of or relating to things that occupy space and can be perceived by the senses:

concrete, corporeal, material, objective, phenomenal, physical, sensible, substantial.

3. Having verifiable existence:

concrete, objective, real, substantial, substantive.

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Translations

مَلْموس، مادّي

konkrétnískutečný

konkret

greifbarkonkret

tangible

kouriintuntuvatodellinen

tangible

megtapinthatótapintható

áòreifanlegur

tangibiletangibilmente

apčiuopiamasapčiuopiamumas

drošsīststaustāms

håndgripelig

dotykalnykonkretnynamacalnyzrozumiały

tangível

elle tutulursomut

切实的明确的

tangible

[ˈtændʒəbl] ADJ [object] → tangible; [difference, proof, evidence] → tangible, palpable
tangible assets → bienes mpl tangibles, inmovilizado msing material

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

tangible

[ˈtændʒəb^əl] adj [evidence] → tangible; [relief] → palpable
The relief was almost tangible → Le soulagement était presque palpable.tangible assets npl → biens mpl réels

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

tangible

adj

(lit) → greifbar, berührbar

(fig) result → greifbar; proof → handfest; assets → handfest, real

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

tangible

[ˈtændʒəbl] adj (proof, results) → tangibile; (difference) → sostanziale
tangible assets → patrimonio reale

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

tangible

(ˈtӕndʒəbl) adjective

real or definite. tangible evidence. tasbaar مَلْموس، مادّي осезаем tangível skutečný, konkrétní greifbar konkret απτόςtangible käegakatsutav, materiaalne واقعی؛ مشخص konkreettinen tangibleממשי वास्तविक opipljiv, materijalan (meg)tapintható nyata áþreifanlegur tangibile 実体のある 유형의 apčiuopiamas, konkretus taustāms; īsts; drošs ketara tastbaarhåndgripeligkonkretny, namacalny tangível tangibil, palpabil реальный skutočný, konkrétny otipljiv vidljiv påtaglig, gripbar ชัดเจน somut, elle tutulur 明確的, 實質的 відчутний; реальний جس کو بيان کيا جاسکے hữu hình 明确的，切实的

ˈtangibly adverb

tasbaar بصورةٍ مَلْموسَه осезаемо tangivelmente konkrétně greifbar konkret απτά tangiblemente käegakatsutavalt بطور قابل لمس konkreettisesti tangiblement בְּאוֹפֶן מוּחַשִי स्पृश्तापूर्वक, वास्तविकतापूर्वक opipljivo kézzelfoghatóan secara nyata áþreifanlega tangibilmente 明白に 유형으로 realiai reāli; taustāmi memang ketara tastbaartil å ta og føle på realnie palpavelmente tangibil, palpabil реально konkrétne otipljivo vidljivo påtagligt, gripbart อย่างชัดเจน elle tutulabilecek şekilde 實質地 реально محسوس طور پر hữu hình 明确地

ˈtangibility noun

tasbaarheid مَلْموسِيَّه осезаемост tangibilidade hmatatelnost die Greifbarkeit konkrethed η ιδιότητα του να είναι κπ. ή κτ. απτό(ς) tangibilidad käegakatsutavus لمس پذیری konkreettisuus tangibilité מַמָשוּת वास्तविकता, ठोसपन opipljivost megtapinthatóság kenyataan áþreifanleiki tangibilità 実体があること 명확, 확실 apčiuopiamumas realitāte; taustāmība ketaranya tastbaarheidhåndgripelighet namacalny charakter tangibilidade tangibilitate, caracter pal­pabil реальность hmatateľnosť otipljivost vidljivost påtaglighet, gripbarhet จับต้องได้ somutluk, elle tutulabilme 明確性 реальність محسوسيت tính có thể sờ mó được; tính rõ ràng 明确

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