palpable

adj.

1. Capable of being handled, touched, or felt; tangible: "Anger rushed out in a palpable wave through his arms and legs" (Herman Wouk).
2. Easily perceived; obvious: "There was a palpable sense of expectation in the court" (Nelson DeMille). See synonyms at perceptible.
3. Medicine. That can be felt by palpating: a palpable tumor.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin palpābilis, from Latin palpāre, to touch gently.]

palpability pal'pa·bil'i·ty n.
palpably pal'pa·bly adv.

adjective

1. Discernible by touch: tactile, tangible, touchable. See touch/not touch.
2. Capable of being noticed or apprehended mentally: appreciable, detectable, discernible, distinguishable, noticeable, observable, perceivable, perceptible, ponderable, sensible. See knowledge/ignorance.

adj

Definition: clear, obvious
Antonyms: hidden, obscure, unclear, vague

adj

Definition: concrete, real
Antonyms: abstract, doubtful, dubious, inferential, intangible, questionable, unreal

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Easily perceptible, plain, obvious, readily visible, noticeable, patent, distinct, manifest.

The term palpable usually refers to some type of egregious wrong, such as a governmental error or abuse of power.

Perceptible by touch.

IN BRIEF: Perceptible by feeling or touch.

Her ice cold hands were palpable through the layers of clothing.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - håndgribelig, gennemskuelig

Nederlands (Dutch)
tastbaar, opvallend

Français (French)
adj. - palpable, manifeste

Deutsch (German)
adj. - fühlbar, tastbar, offenkundig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - απτός, χειροπιαστός

Italiano (Italian)
tangibile, palpabile, chiaro, evidente, manifesto, concreto

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - palpável, evidente

Русский (Russian)
ощутимый, явный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - palpable, patente, evidente

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - påtaglig, kännbar

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
可触知的, 明显的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 可觸知的, 明顯的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 손으로 만질 수 있는, 매우 뚜렷한, 곧 알 수 있는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 明白な, 簡単にわかる, 触診できる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) محسوس, , ملموس,‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮ניתן למישוש, לתחושה או להבחנה‬

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