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Overview of adj perceptible

      »   The adj perceptible has 3 meanings (first 1 from tagged texts)

• perceptible -- (Capable1.) Capable -- ((usually followed by `of') having capacity or ability; "capable of winning"; "capable of hard work"; "capable of walking on two feet")
  
  2.) Capable, open, subject -- (possibly accepting or permitting; "a passage capable of misinterpretation"; "open to interpretation"; "an issue open to question"; "the time is fixed by the director and players and therefore subject to much variation")
  
  capable of Being1.) Being, beingness, existence -- (the state or fact of existing; "a point of view gradually coming into being"; "laws in existence for centuries")
  
  2.) Organism, being -- (a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently)
  
  being perceived by the Mind1.) Mind, head, brain, psyche, nous -- (that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "I couldn't get his words out of my head")
  
  2.) Mind -- (recall or remembrance; "it came to mind")
  
  mind or senses; "a perceptible limp"; "Easily1.) Easily, easy -- (with ease (`easy' is sometimes used informally for `easily'); "she was easily excited"; "was easily confused"; "he won easily"; "this china breaks very easily"; "success came too easy")
  
  2.) Easily -- (without question; "easily the best book she's written")
  
  easily perceptible sounds"; "perceptible Changes1.) Change, alteration, modification -- (an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago")
  
  2.) Change -- (a relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event; "he attributed the change to their marriage")
  
  changes in behavior")

• perceptible -- (Easily1.) Easily, easy -- (with ease (`easy' is sometimes used informally for `easily'); "she was easily excited"; "was easily confused"; "he won easily"; "this china breaks very easily"; "success came too easy")
  
  2.) Easily -- (without question; "easily the best book she's written")
  
  easily perceived by the senses or Grasped1.) Grasp, hold on -- (hold firmly)
  
  2.) Grok, get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehend -- (get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?")
  
  grasped by the Mind1.) Mind, head, brain, psyche, nous -- (that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "I couldn't get his words out of my head")
  
  2.) Mind -- (recall or remembrance; "it came to mind")
  
  mind; "a perceptible sense of Expectation1.) Expectation, outlook, prospect -- (belief about (or mental picture of) the future)
  
  2.) Anticipation, expectation -- (wishing with confidence of fulfillment)
  
  expectation in the court"; "an Obvious1.) Obvious -- (easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind; "obvious errors")
  
  obvious (or Palpable1.) Palpable, tangible -- (capable of being perceived by the senses or the mind; 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")
  
  2.) Palpable -- (can be felt by palpation; "a palpable tumor")
  
  palpable) lie")

• detectable, perceptible -- (Easily1.) Easily, easy -- (with ease (`easy' is sometimes used informally for `easily'); "she was easily excited"; "was easily confused"; "he won easily"; "this china breaks very easily"; "success came too easy")
  
  2.) Easily -- (without question; "easily the best book she's written")
  
  easily seen or Detected1.) Detect, observe, find, discover, notice -- (discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint")
  
  1.) Detected -- (perceived or discerned; "the detected micrometeoritic material")
  
  detected; "a Detectable1.) Detectable, noticeable -- (capable of being detected; "after a noticeable pause the lecturer continued")
  
  2.) Detectable, perceptible -- (easily seen or detected; "a detectable note of sarcasm"; "he continued after a perceptible pause")
  
  detectable note of sarcasm"; "he Continued1.) Continue, go on, proceed, go along, keep -- (continue a certain state, condition, or activity; "Keep on working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight")
  
  2.) Continue, go on, carry on, proceed -- (continue talking; "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room")
  
  continued after a perceptible pause")