Palpability

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pal·pa·ble (p

-b

adj.

1. Capable of being handled, touched, or felt; tangible: "Anger rushed out in a palpable wave through his arms and legs" (Herman Wouk).

2. Easily perceived; obvious: "There was a palpable sense of expectation in the court" (Nelson DeMille). See Synonyms at perceptible.

3. Medicine That can be felt by palpating: a palpable tumor.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin palpbilis, from Latin palpre, to touch gently; see pl- in Indo-European roots.]

palpa·bili·ty n.

palpa·bly adv.

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Noun

palpability - the quality of being perceivable by touch

tangibility, tangibleness

corporality, corporeality, physicalness, materiality - the quality of being physical; consisting of matter

impalpability, intangibility, intangibleness - the quality of being intangible and not perceptible by touch

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