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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (3)

1. capable of being perceived by the mind or senses;
- Example: "a perceptible limp"
- Example: "easily perceptible sounds"
- Example: "perceptible changes in behavior"

2. easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind;
- Example: "a perceptible sense of expectation in the court"

3. easily seen or detected;
- Example: "a detectable note of sarcasm"
- Example: "he continued after a perceptible pause"
[syn: detectable, perceptible]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Perceptible \Per*cep"ti*ble\ (p[~e]r*s[e^]p"t[i^]*b'l), a. [L.
   perceptibilis: cf. F. perceptible. See Perceive.]
   Capable of being perceived; cognizable; discernible;
   perceivable; large enough to be perceived; not so small as to
   be incapable of perception.
   [1913 Webster]

         With a perceptible blast of the air.     --Bacon.
   [1913 Webster] -- Per*cep"ti*ble*ness, n. --
   Per*cep"ti*bly, adv.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

perceptible
    adj 1: capable of being perceived by the mind or senses; "a
           perceptible limp"; "easily perceptible sounds";
           "perceptible changes in behavior" [ant: imperceptible,
           unperceivable]
    2: easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind; "a
       perceptible sense of expectation in the court"
    3: easily seen or detected; "a detectable note of sarcasm"; "he
       continued after a perceptible pause" [syn: detectable,
       perceptible]