PERCEPTIBLE


Meaning of PERCEPTIBLE in English

/ pəˈseptəbl; NAmE pərˈs-/ adjective ( formal )

1.

great enough for you to notice it

SYN noticeable :

a perceptible change / increase / decline / impact

The price increase has had no perceptible effect on sales.

Her foreign accent was barely perceptible .

2.

( technical ) that you can notice or feel with your senses :

the perceptible world

OPP imperceptible

►  per·cep·tibly / -əbli; NAmE / adverb :

Income per head rose perceptibly.

It was perceptibly colder.

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from late Latin perceptibilis , from Latin percipere seize, understand, from per- entirely + capere take.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.