appreciable, a.
(əˈpriːʃɪəb(ə)l)
[f. L. appretiā-re, in later spelling appreciā-re + -ble, as if ad. L. *appretiābilis; cf. Fr. appréciable.]
1. Capable of being estimated, weighed, judged of, or recognized by the mind.
| 1818 Colebrooke Obligations i. 37 In the performance..of which the party stipulating has an appreciable interest. 1875 Whitney Life Lang. ii. 9 There is hardly an appreciable element of Celtic in the French language. |
2. Capable of being recognized by the senses, perceptible, sensible.
| 1820 Faraday Exp. Res. xvi. 59 This specimen has all the appreciable characters of the best Bombay wootz. 1878 Huxley Physiog. 76 A very appreciable increase of weight. |