1. (

• palpable ,
• tangible ,

) capable of being perceived; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt; "a barely palpable dust"; "felt sudden anger in a palpable wave"; "the air was warm and close;

2. (

• palpable

) (medicine) can be felt by palpation; "a palpable tumor" ;

3. (

• apparent ,
• evident ,
• manifest ,
• palpable ,
• patent ,
• plain ,
• unmistakable

) clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment; "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning plain"; "it is plain that he is no reactionary"; "in plain view"; "a palpable lie" ;

4. (

• palpable

) so intense as to be almost touched or felt; "there was a palpable sense of joy in the air" ;