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Visible vs Perceptible - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between visible and perceptible

is that visible is able to be seen while perceptible is able to be perceived, sensed, or discerned.

As a noun perceptible is

anything that can be perceived.

visible

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Able to be seen.
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    Synonyms

    * apparent

    Antonyms

    * invisible * hidden

    Related terms

    * evidence * visage * visibility * vision * visionary * visual * visualization * visualize

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    perceptible

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Able to be perceived, sensed, or discerned.
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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Anything that can be perceived.
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