Visible vs Perceivable - What's the difference?
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Able to be seen.
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, title= Capable of being perceived; discernible.
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*:Every search for him was equally unsuccessful, in morning lounges or evening assemblies; neither at the Upper nor Lower Rooms, at dressed or undressed balls, was he perceivable .
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As adjectives the difference between visible and perceivable
is that visible is able to be seen while perceivable is capable of being perceived; discernible.visible
English
Adjective
(en adjective)William E. Conner
An Acoustic Arms Race, volume=101, issue=3, page=206-7, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=Earless ghost swift moths become “invisible” to echolocating bats by forming mating clusters close
Synonyms
* apparentAntonyms
* invisible * hiddenExternal links
* * ----perceivable
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Man in Pakistan: I'm on list," USA Today , 1 Jan. (retrieved 2 Nov. 2008),
- The only perceivable difference between the AP and FBI photos is that the man in the FBI photo is clean-shaven and shorter-haired.