Hypertext Webster Gateway: "perceptible"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Perceptible \Per*cep"ti*ble\, a. [L. perceptibilis: cf. F.
perceptible. See {Perceive}.]
Capable of being perceived; cognizable; discernible;
perceivable.
With a perceptible blast of the air. --Bacon.
-- {Per*cep"ti*ble*ness}, n. -- {Per*cep"ti*bly}, adv.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
perceptible
adj 1: capable of being perceived by the mind or senses; "a
perceptable limp"; "easily perceptible sounds";
"perceptible changes in behavior" [ant: {imperceptible}]
2: easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind; "a
perceptible sense of expectation in the court"; "an
obvious (or palpable) lie" [syn: {obvious}]
3: easily seen or detected; "a detectable note of sarcasm"; "he
continued after a perceptible pause" [syn: {detectable}]
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