IMPERCEPTIBLE


Meaning of IMPERCEPTIBLE in English

— imperceptibility, imperceptibleness , n. — imperceptibly , adv.

/im'peuhr sep"teuh beuhl/ , adj.

1. very slight, gradual, or subtle: the imperceptible slope of the road.

2. not perceptible; not perceived by or affecting the senses.

n.

3. something not capable of being perceived by the senses: metaphysical speculation about imperceptibles.

[ 1520-30; imperceptibilis. See IM- 2 , PERCEPTIBLE ]

Syn. 2. hidden, unperceivable, undetectable.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .