Observable Definition

əb-zûrvə-bəl
adjective
Possible to observe.
Observable phenomena; an observable change in demeanor.
American Heritage
That can be observed; visible; discernible; noticeable.
Webster's New World
Deserving of attention; noteworthy.
Webster's New World
That can or must be kept or celebrated.
An observable holiday.
Webster's New World
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noun
A physical property, such as weight or temperature, that can be observed or measured directly, as distinguished from a quantity, such as work or entropy, that must be derived from observed quantities.
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Other Word Forms of Observable

Noun

Singular:
observable
Plural:
observables

Observable Sentence Examples

  • A great upward movement has, however, been observable since 1863.

  • These theorems may prove useful in preliminary calculations where the pressure-curve is nearly straight; but, in the absence of any observable law, the area of the pressure-curve must be read off by a planimeter, or calculated by Simpson's rule, as an indicator diagram.

  • Many more modifications are observable in different groups of which the great family Terebratulidae is composed.

  • A too frequent allusion to Greek mythological names is a defect sometimes observable in his writings.

  • The unity of style observable may belong quite as much to the school and the method as to the individual."

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