Appreciable Definition

ə-prēshə-bəl
adjective
Possible to estimate, measure, or perceive.
Appreciable changes in temperature.
American Heritage
Enough to be perceived or estimated; noticeable; measurable.
An appreciable difference.
Webster's New World
The definition of appreciable is something that is big enough to be seen and to be a significant amount.
To add an extra cup of sugar to a cake mix would change both the flavor and texture so that would be an example of an appreciable amount of sugar.
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Capable of being appreciated or estimated; large enough to be estimated; perceptible; considerable.

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Origin of Appreciable

  • From French appréciable.

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Appreciable Sentence Examples

  • There was thus no appreciable break in political, legal or local administration.

  • In nature, however, this is not realized, for the sun has an appreciable diameter.

  • It is found to be appreciable but smaller than the observed effects.

  • The new method abbreviates the time, since an electric current can tally almost simultaneously the data, the tallying of which by hand would be separated by appreciable intervals.

  • A ray of light from a lamp is thrown on the mirror, whence it is reflected upon a white surface or scale set at a distance of about 3 ft., forming a bright spot on the surface; the slightest angular deflexion of the mirror, owing to its distance from the scale, moves the spot of light a very appreciable distance to the right or left according to the direction of the angular movement.

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