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Definition of Observable
1. Adjective. Capable of being seen or noticed. "An observable change in behavior"
Similar to: Noticeable
Derivative terms: Discern, Evidence, Observe, Observe, Observe
Definition of Observable
1. a. Worthy or capable of being observed; discernible; noticeable; remarkable.
Definition of Observable
1. Adjective. Able to be observed. ¹
2. Adjective. Deserving to be observed. ¹
3. Noun. Any physical property that can be observed and measured directly and not derived from other properties ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Observable
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Observable
Literary usage of Observable
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1835)
"... dont I'Effet ne suit observable que sur lei Solids ou sur les Fluides? ...
Effects of which are observable solely upon the Solids or upon the Fluids? ..."
2. Report of the Annual Meeting (1856)
"On certain curious Motions observable on the Surfaces of Wine and other Alcoholic
Liquors. By JAMES THOMSON, CE, Belfast. The phenomena of capillary ..."
3. A century of printing. The issues of the press in Pennsylvania, 1685-1784 by Charles Swift R. Hildeburn (1885)
"Time of Sunrise & setting, Day- | Break, Day-light End, Length of the Day, | Time
of High- Water, Fairs, Courts, and | observable Days, &c. ..."
4. Publications by English Dialect Society (1850)
"... in his letter, remarking in the postscript: " One thing in the above is
observable, which is, that if the dragoons had obeyed their orders, ..."
5. The Popular Science Monthly (1873)
"First, the numerous leaflets close in pairs, bringing their upper faces observable
when the leaf is touched by the hand or the warm breath. leaf-sulk, ..."
6. History of Civilization in England by Henry Thomas Buckle (1866)
"... and thus raising a new standard of merit, a more trivial, but equally democratic
tendency was observable even in the conventional forms of social life. ..."
7. Select Charters and Other Illustrations of English Constitutional History by William Stubbs (1890)
"It is observable that most of the abuses which are remedied by it are regarded
as having sprung up since the accession of Henry II, but the most offensive ..."
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