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# perceptible

adjective (more perceptible, most perceptible)

«perceptible» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

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

### 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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perceptible/#x1)
- The change in temperature was hardly perceptible. [tree →](https://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perceptible/#x3)
- There has been a perceptible improvement in your handwriting. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perceptible/#x4)
- The earthquake was perceptible as a faint shake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perceptible/#x5)
- Without a microscope, the cells were not perceptible. [tree →](https://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://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».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «perceptible» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perceptible/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«perceptible» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/perceptible.html) on Mova free.