Associations to the word «Palpable»

Wiktionary

PALPABLE, adjective. Capable of being touched, felt or handled; touchable, tangible.
PALPABLE, adjective. Obvious or easily perceived; noticeable.
PALPABLE, adjective. (medicine) That can be detected by palpation.

Dictionary definition

PALPABLE, adjective. Capable of being perceived; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt; "a barely palpable dust"; "felt sudden anger in a palpable wave"; "the air was warm and close--palpable as cotton"; "a palpable lie".
PALPABLE, adjective. Can be felt by palpation; "a palpable tumor".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.