/ ˈtændʒəbl; NAmE / adjective
1.
[ usually before noun ] that can be clearly seen to exist :
tangible benefits / improvements / results, etc.
tangible assets (= a company's buildings, machinery, etc.)
2.
that you can touch and feel :
The tension between them was almost tangible .
OPP intangible
► tan·gibly / ˈtændʒəbli; NAmE / adverb
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: from French , or from late Latin tangibilis , from tangere to touch.