appreciable

  • 11APPRÉCIABLE — adj. des deux genres Qui peut être apprécié. Son mérite est de ceux qui sont appréciables à tout le monde. Il signifie spécialement Qui peut être apprécié par les sens ou avec le secours des procédés physiques; dont on peut évaluer le poids,… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 12appréciable — (a pré si a bl ) adj. Qui peut être apprécié. Quantité à peine appréciable aux sens. Un mérite appréciable à tous.    Dans l acoustique, sons appréciables, sons compris entre l ut produit par une corde qui fait 32 vibrations par seconde, et la 8e …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 13appreciable — adjective Date: 1818 capable of being perceived or measured < no appreciable difference > Synonyms: see perceptible • appreciably adverb …

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  • 14appreciable — appreciably, adv. /euh pree shee euh beuhl, sheuh beuhl/, adj. sufficient to be readily perceived or estimated; considerable: There is an appreciable difference between socialism and communism. [1810 20; APPRECI(ATE) + ABLE] * * * …

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  • 15appreciable — adjective /əˈpɹiːʃəbl/ Capable of being appreciated or estimated; large enough to be estimated; perceptible; considerable. A grain of musk will scent a drawer for many years, and still lose nothing appreciable of its original weight …

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  • 16appreciable — adj. Appreciable is used with these nouns: ↑loss, ↑proportion …

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  • 17appreciable — ap|pre|cia|ble [əˈpri:ʃəbəl] adj large enough to be noticed or considered important = ↑significant ▪ There s no appreciable change in the patient s condition. &GT;appreciably adv ▪ The two plans are not appreciably different …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 18appreciable — ap|pre|cia|ble [ ə priʃəbl ] adjective enough to be noticed or considered important: Her help on the project has made an appreciable difference. ╾ ap|pre|cia|bly adverb …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 19appreciable — adjective large enough to be noticed or considered important: There s no appreciable change in the patient s condition. appreciably adverb: The two plans are not appreciably different …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 20appreciable — adjective there is an appreciable amount of sugar in the lemonade Syn: considerable, substantial, significant, sizable, goodly, fair, reasonable, marked; perceptible, noticeable, visible, discernible; informal tidy See note at tangible Ant …

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