observable Definition
ob·serv·able (əb zʉrv′ə bəl)
adjective
- that can be observed; visible; discernible; noticeable
- deserving of attention; noteworthy
- that can or must be kept or celebrated an observable holiday
Etymology: L observabilis
observable Related Forms
ob·serv′·ably adverb
observable Synonyms
observable Usage Examples
Preposition: at
time: The manager professed to believe that shots might lawfully be fired at any time unless gas was observable at the actual time of blasting.
Adjective complement with noun phrase
reveal: These images complement light microscopic images by revealing structural detail not observable by light microscopy.
Modifies a noun
- universe: The observable universe is neither static, nor infinite.
- phenomenon: Later efforts were directed at finding some absolute standard based on an observable physical phenomenon.
- behavior: Do stimuli cause the observable behavior or are stimuli selected by representations of behavior which are in turn activated by intentional subsystems?
- characteristic: They do not come with any readily common visibly observable characteristics.
- behavior: The stress here is on the study of concrete, observable behavior.
- quantity: The values of the variables typically correspond to observable quantities.
Modifying Another Word
- objectively: Social identity may not necessarily be objectively observable - it may be largely a subjective construction.
- readily: It does enable us to focus on the readily observable aspects of users ' behavior.
- publicly: The scientific domain is that of publicly observable objects in shared public space.
- directly: First, social action is not ' directly observable ' .
- partially: Thus, making an ELMS environment fully or partially observable is a designer's decision.
- easily: The things we predict will happen need to be easily observable.
Used with adjective complement
- become: The planet should become observable to the naked eye in the morning sky from the commencement of the second week in September.
- remain: The properties available for analysis are constrained by the set of actions that remain globally observable.
Preposition: in
form: Universals are said to exist only as aspects of specific objects and phenomena that are not directly observable in pure form.
Preposition: by
- microscopy: These images complement light microscopic images by revealing structural detail not observable by light microscopy.
- other: This stands in stark contrast to the overt signs of ill health observable by others.
- astronomer: Yet, precession has an effect observable by astronomers in the long-term even by the naked eye.
Browse dictionary entries near observable
- ‹ obsequiously
- ‹ obsequious
- ‹ obsequies
- ‹ obsecrate
- ‹ obscurity
- ‹ obscurely
- ‹ obscure
- ‹ obscuration
- ‹ obscurantism
- ‹ obscurant
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