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Perceptibleness
(gcide) | Perceptible \Per*cep"ti*ble\ (p[~e]r*s[e^]p"t[i^]*b'l), a. [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.
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With a perceptible blast of the air. --Bacon.
[1913 Webster] -- Per*cep"ti*ble*ness, n. --
Per*cep"ti*bly, adv.
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Imperceptibleness
(gcide) | Imperceptible \Im`per*cep"ti*ble\, a. [Pref. im- not +
perceptible: cf. F. imperceptible.]
Not perceptible; not to be apprehended or cognized by the
senses; not discernible by the mind; not easily apprehended.
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Almost imperceptible to the touch. --Dryden.
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Its operation is slow, and in some cases almost
imperceptible. --Burke.
-- Im`per*cep"ti*ble*ness, n. -- Im`per*cep"ti*bly, adv.
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Their . . . subtilty and imperceptibleness. --Sir M.
Hale.
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