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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (3)

1. incapable of being perceived by the senses especially the sense of touch;
- Example: "the intangible constituent of energy"- James Jeans
[syn: intangible, impalpable]

2. imperceptible to the senses or the mind;
- Example: "an impalpable cloud"
- Example: "impalpable shadows"
- Example: "impalpable distinctions"
- Example: "as impalpable as a dream"

3. not perceptible to the touch;
- Example: "an impalpable pulse"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Impalpable \Im*pal"pa*ble\, a. [Pref. im- not + palpable: cf. F.
   impalpable.]
   1. Not palpable; that cannot be felt; extremely fine, so that
      no grit can be perceived by touch. "Impalpable powder."
      --Boyle.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Not material; intangible; incorporeal. "Impalpable, void,
      and bodiless." --Holland.
      [1913 Webster]

   3. Not apprehensible, or readily apprehensible, by the mind;
      unreal; as, impalpable distinctions.
      [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

impalpable
    adj 1: incapable of being perceived by the senses especially the
           sense of touch; "the intangible constituent of energy"-
           James Jeans [syn: intangible, impalpable] [ant:
           tangible, touchable]
    2: imperceptible to the senses or the mind; "an impalpable
       cloud"; "impalpable shadows"; "impalpable distinctions"; "as
       impalpable as a dream" [ant: palpable, tangible]
    3: not perceptible to the touch; "an impalpable pulse"