tangible

tangible: tan·gi·ble /'tan-jə-bəl/ adj: capable of being perceived esp. by the sense of touch

tangible: I adjective actual, certain, clear-cut, concrete, corporal, corporeal, definite, discernible by touch, embodied, evident, manifest, material, not elusive, not vague, obvious, palpable, perceivable, perceptible, physical, plain, positive, real, solid, somatic, substantial, substantive, tactile, tactual, touchable, tractabilis, verifiable, visible, well-defined associated concepts: tangible object, tangible property, tangible value II index actual, apparent (perceptible), appreciable, bodily, certain (positive), concrete, corporal, corporeal, de facto, manifest, material (physical), palpable, perceivable, perceptible, physical, substantive

tangible: adj.
Real; with a physical presence; perceptible to touch and sight. See also intangible

tangible: adj.

1 Exhibiting physical, touchable form; capable of being perceived by sight and by touch.

2 Comprehensible to the human mind.

tangible: Possessing a physical form that can be touched or felt.

tangible: Possessing a physical form that can be touched or felt.

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Synonyms:

Tactile, palpable, corporeal, material / Real, certain, positive, substantial, solid, material, perceptible, sensible, open, plain, obvious

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tangible — [ tɑ̃ʒibl ] adj. • XIVe; bas lat. tangibilis, de tangere « toucher » 1 ♦ Qui tombe sous le sens du tact, que l on peut connaître en touchant. La réalité tangible. ⇒ palpable. « De visibles et tangibles spectres » (Huysmans). Par ext. Des plaisirs … Encyclopédie Universelle
tangible — tan‧gi‧ble [ˈtændʒbl] adjective 1. tangible results, proof, benefits etc can clearly be seen to exist or to have happened: • New revenue streams, particularly from e commerce opportunities are creating tangible benefits for the core business. • … Financial and business terms
tangible — The primary meaning is ‘perceptible by touch’, but in practice figurative uses tend to be more common, in which the meaning becomes ‘clearly intelligible, not imaginary or hypothetical’, as in tangible assets, tangible evidence, tangible… … Modern English usage
Tangible — Tan gi*ble, a. [L. tangibilis, fr. tangere to touch: cf. F. tangible. See {Tangent}.] 1. Perceptible to the touch; tactile; palpable. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. Capable of being possessed or realized; readily apprehensible by the mind; real;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tangible — (adj.) 1580s, capable of being touched, from M.Fr. tangible, from L.L. tangibilis that may be touched, from L. tangere to touch (see TANGENT (Cf. tangent)). Sense of material (e.g. tangible reward) is first recorded 1610s; that of able to be… … Etymology dictionary
tangible — [tan′jə bəl] adj. [LL tangibilis < L tangere, to touch: see TACT] 1. that can be touched or felt by touch; having actual form and substance 2. corporeal and able to be appraised for value [tangible assets] 3. that can be understood; definite;… … English World dictionary
tangible — sensible, *perceptible, palpable, appreciable, ponderable Analogous words: *material, physical, corporeal, objective: actual, *real, true: obvious, *evident, manifest Antonyms: intangible … New Dictionary of Synonyms
tangible — [adj] real, concrete actual, appreciable, corporeal, definite, detectable, discernible, distinct, embodied, evident, factual, gross, incarnated, manifest, material, objective, observable, obvious, palpable, patent, perceivable, perceptible,… … New thesaurus
tangible — adjetivo 1. Que se puede tocar: pruebas tangibles, resultados tangibles. Sinónimo: palpable, material. Antónimo: intangible. 2. Que se puede percibir con total claridad: Son pruebas tangibles de su culpa. Sinónimo … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
tangible — (Del lat. tangibĭlis). 1. adj. Que se puede tocar. 2. Que se puede percibir de manera precisa. Resultados tangibles … Diccionario de la lengua española

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