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Sentences with perceptible

per·cep·ti·ble
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  • Pasternak gave him a barely perceptible smile.
  • A perceptible change in his behavior.
  • Perceptible is applied to anything that can be apprehended by the senses but often connotes that the thing is just barely visible, audible, etc. [a perceptible smell of coffee]; sensible applies to that which can clearly be perceived [a sensible difference in their size]; palpable refers to anything that can be perceived by or as by the sense of touch [a palpable fog]; tangible applies to that which can be grasped, either with the hand or the mind [tangible property, ideas, etc.]; appreciable is used of that which is sufficiently perceptible to be measured, estimated, etc. or to have significance [an appreciable amount]
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