[tan.gi.ble] adj [LL tangibilis, fr. L tangere to touch] (1589) 1 a: capable of being perceived esp. by the sense of touch: palpable b: substantially real: material
2: capable of being precisely identified or realized by the mind "her grief was ~"
3: capable of being appraised at an actual or approximate value "~ assets" syn see perceptible -- tan.gi.bil.i.ty n -- tan.gi.ble.ness n -- tan.gi.bly adv
[2]tangible n (1890): something tangible; esp: a tangible asset