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Webster 1913 Edition


Perceptible

Per-cep′ti-ble

(pẽr-sĕp′tĭ-b’l)
,
Adj.
[L.
perceptibilis
: cf. F.
perceptible
. See
Perceive
.]
Capable of being perceived; cognizable; discernible; perceivable; large enough to be perceived; not so small as to be incapable of perception.
With a
perceptible
blast of the air.
Bacon.
–
Per-cep′ti-ble-ness
,
Noun.
–
Per-cep′ti-bly
,
adv.

Webster 1828 Edition


Perceptible

PERCEP'TIBLE

,
Adj.
[L. percipio, perceptus.]
1.
That may be perceived; that may impress the bodily organs; that may come under the cognizance of the senses; as a perceptible degree of heat or cold; a perceptible odor; a perceptible sound. A thing may be too minute to be perceptible to the touch.
2.
That may be known or conceived of.