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Webster 1913 Edition


Imponderable

Im-pon′der-a-ble

,
Adj.
[Pref.
im-
not +
ponderable
: cf. F.
impondérable
.]
Not ponderable; without sensible or appreciable weight; incapable of being weighed.

Im-pon′der-a-ble

,
Noun.
(Physics)
An imponderable substance or body; specifically, in the plural, a name formerly applied to heat, light, electricity, and magnetism, regarded as subtile fluids destitute of weight but in modern science little used.

Webster 1828 Edition


Imponderable

IMPON'DERABLE


Definition 2024


imponderable

imponderable

See also: impondérable

English

Adjective

imponderable (comparative more imponderable, superlative most imponderable)

  1. Not ponderable; without sensible or appreciable weight; incapable of being weighed.
  2. Difficult or impossible to comprehend or evaluate.

Noun

imponderable (plural imponderables)

  1. (physics) An imponderable substance or body; specifically, in the plural, a name formerly applied to heat, light, electricity, and magnetism.
  2. An imponderable question.

References

  • imponderable in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
  • imponderable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913