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palpable

Adjective

Meanings

Adjective

[[]][Able to be touched or felt physically.]

The humidity in the air was so thick it felt almost palpable.

Adjective

[[]][Plainly seen][heard][or noticed; obvious and unmistakable.]

There was a palpable sense of relief in the room when the verdict was announced.

Adjective

[[]][Capable of being detected by touch][specifically used in a medical context to describe a mass or organ that can be felt during an examination.]

The physician noted a palpable lump in the patient's left thyroid lobe.

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