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# perceptible

«perceptible» in Mova's school dictionary: **Able to be seen, heard, felt or noticed, even if only just** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (more perceptible, most perceptible)

### meaning for a pupil

Able to be seen, heard, felt or noticed, even if only just. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perceptible/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

A formal word used in science and descriptions: «a barely perceptible sound», «a perceptible change in temperature». In science experiments pupils note whether changes are perceptible to the senses or need instruments to measure them.

### examples

- There was a barely perceptible smile on her face. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perceptible/#x1)
- The change in temperature was hardly perceptible. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perceptible/#x2)
- The sound was too quiet to be perceptible to humans, but the dog heard it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perceptible/#x3)
- There has been a perceptible improvement in your handwriting. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perceptible/#x4)
- The earthquake was perceptible as a faint shake. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perceptible/#x5)
- Without a microscope, the cells were not perceptible. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perceptible/#x6)
- "No, no," answered his comrades, snuffing the air, in which the scent from the palace kitchen was now very perceptible. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perceptible/#x7)

### note

Adjective. Opposite: imperceptible (too small to notice). Related: perceive, perception. Spelling: -ible, not -able. Often with «barely» or «just».

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «perceptible» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perceptible/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.