ponderable

pon·der·a·ble

 (pŏn′dər-ə-bəl)
adj.
Considerable enough to be weighed or assessed; appreciable: ponderable results; ponderable issues.

pon′der·a·bil′i·ty n.
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ponderable

(ˈpɒndərəbəl)
adj
1. able to be evaluated or estimated; appreciable
2. capable of being weighed or measured
n
(often plural) something that can be evaluated or appreciated; a substantial thing
ˌponderaˈbility n
ˈponderably adv
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pon•der•a•ble

(ˈpɒn dər ə bəl)

adj.
1. worth serious consideration.
2. having appreciable weight.
[1640–50; < Late Latin]
pon`der•a•bil′i•ty, pon′der•a•ble•ness, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.ponderable - capable of being weighed or considered; "something ponderable from the outer world--something of which we can say that its weight is so and so"- James Jeans
imponderable - difficult or impossible to evaluate with precision; "such imponderable human factors as aesthetic sensibility"
2.ponderable - capable of being thought about; "space flight to other galaxies becomes more cogitable"
thinkable - capable of being conceived or imagined or considered
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ponderable

adjective
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ponderable

[ˈpɒndərəbl] ADJponderable
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