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Adjective: palpable  palpubul
  1. Capable of being perceived; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt
    "a barely palpable dust"; "felt sudden anger in a palpable wave"; "the air was warm and close--palpable as cotton"; "a palpable lie"
    - tangible
     
  2. Can be felt by palpation
    "a palpable tumour"

See also: palpability, palpably, perceptible

Antonym: impalpable

Encyclopedia: Palpable