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perceptible
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
perceptible
(adjective)
perceptible
/pɚ
ˈ
sɛptəbəl/
adjective
perceptible
/pɚ
ˈ
sɛptəbəl/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of PERCEPTIBLE
[
more perceptible; most perceptible
]
:
able to be seen or noticed
:
able to be perceived
The sound was barely
perceptible
.
There was a
perceptible
change in the audience's mood.
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— perceptibly
/pɚ
ˈ
sɛptəbli/
adverb
The size has not changed
perceptibly
in three months.
It is
perceptibly
[=
noticeably
] cooler this evening.
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