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Definition of Perceivable
1. Adjective. Capable of being perceived especially by sight or hearing. "Perceivable through the mist"
2. Adjective. Capable of being apprehended or understood.
Similar to: Comprehendible, Comprehensible
Derivative terms: Apprehend, Intelligibility, Understand, Understand, Understand, Understand, Understandability
Definition of Perceivable
1. a. Capable of being perceived; perceptible.
Definition of Perceivable
1. Adjective. Capable of being perceived; discernible. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Perceivable
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Perceivable
Literary usage of Perceivable
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of Speculative Philosophy: Ed. by Wm. T. Harris edited by William Torrey Harris (1885)
"The existence of a mere object, aside from its properties, is a demonstrated
fact, and, as such, it is non-perceivable, although it is known to exist with ..."
2. A History of the Earth and Animated Nature by Oliver Goldsmith (1856)
"This tendency of the sea towards the west, is plainly perceivable in all the ...
In the great Pacific ocean also it is very perceivable ; but the places ..."
3. The American Coast Pilot: Containing the Courses and Distances Between the by Edmund March Blunt (1822)
"... a short league from the ground, their effect is not perceivable. Directions for
Turks Island Passage. This passage is the nearest, shortest, ..."
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