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imperceptible

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im·per·cep·ti·ble  (mpr-spt-bl)
adj.
1. Impossible or difficult to perceive by the mind or senses: an imperceptible drop in temperature.
2. So subtle, slight, or gradual as to be barely perceptible: an imperceptible nod.

imper·cepti·bili·ty, imper·cepti·ble·ness n.
imper·cepti·bly adv.

imperceptible [ˌɪmpəˈsɛptɪbəl]
adj
too slight, subtle, gradual, etc., to be perceived
imperceptibility , imperceptibleness n
imperceptibly  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.imperceptible - impossible or difficult to perceive by the mind or senses; "an imperceptible drop in temperature"; "an imperceptible nod"; "color is unperceivable to the touch"
inaudible, unhearable - impossible to hear; imperceptible by the ear; "an inaudible conversation"
impalpable - imperceptible to the senses or the mind; "an impalpable cloud"; "impalpable shadows"; "impalpable distinctions"; "as impalpable as a dream"
invisible, unseeable - impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye; "the invisible man"; "invisible rays"; "an invisible hinge"; "invisible mending"
perceptible - capable of being perceived by the mind or senses; "a perceptible limp"; "easily perceptible sounds"; "perceptible changes in behavior"

imperceptible
Translations
imperceptible [ˌɪmpəˈseptəbl] ADJ (gen) → imperceptible
imperceptible [ˌɪmpərˈsɛptɪbəl] adjimperceptible
imperceptible
adj (→ für jdn) → nicht wahrnehmbar; difference, movement alsounmerklich; sight alsounsichtbar; sound alsounhörbar
imperceptible [ˌɪmpəˈsɛptəbl] adjimpercettibile
imperceptible [ˌɪmpəˈsɛptəbl] adjimpercettibile


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Hence a very small animal organism cannot be beautiful; for the view of it is confused, the object being seen in an almost imperceptible moment of time.
But, though so little had seemed to happen, and though our walking record was shamefully modest, yet, imperceptible as the transition had been, we were, quite insensibly indeed, and unacknowledged, in a very different relation to each other than when we had started out from the Morning Star.
The world may indeed be considered as a vast machine, in which the great wheels are originally set in motion by those which are very minute, and almost imperceptible to any but the strongest eyes.
 
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