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Webster 1913 Edition


Tangible

Tan′gi-ble

,
Adj.
[L.
tangibilis
, fr.
tangere
to touch: cf. F.
tangible
. See
Tangent
.]
1.
Perceptible to the touch; tactile; palpable.
Bacon.
2.
Capable of being possessed or realized; readily apprehensible by the mind; real; substantial; evident.
“A tangible blunder.”
Byron.
Direct and
tangible
benefit to ourselves and others.
Southey.
–
Tan′gi-ble-ness
,
Noun.
–
Tan′gi-bly
,
adv.

Webster 1828 Edition


Tangible

TAN'GIBLE

,
Adj.
[from L. tango, to touch.]
1.
Perceptible by the touch; tactile.
2.
That may be possessed or realized.