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appreciable, a.|əˈpriːʃɪəb(ə)l|
[f. L. appretiā-re, in later spelling appreciā-re + -ble, as if ad. L. *appretiābilis; cf. Fr. appréciable.]
1. Capable of being estimated, weighed, judged of, or recognized by the mind.
1818Colebrooke Obligations i. 37 In the performance..of which the party stipulating has an appreciable interest. 1875Whitney Life Lang. ii. 9 There is hardly an appreciable element of Celtic in the French language.
2. Capable of being recognized by the senses, perceptible, sensible.
1820Faraday Exp. Res. xvi. 59 This specimen has all the appreciable characters of the best Bombay wootz. 1878Huxley Physiog. 76 A very appreciable increase of weight. |