/ 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.