APPREHENSIBLE

apprehensible, intelligible, graspable, perceivable, understandable

(adjective) capable of being apprehended or understood

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

apprehensible (comparative more apprehensible, superlative most apprehensible)

Which can be apprehended (usually in the sense of being understood).

Synonyms: apprehendable, Thesaurus:comprehensible

Source: Wiktionary


Ap`pre*hen"si*ble, a. Etym: [L. apprehensibilis. See Apprehend.]

Definition: Capable of being apprehended or conceived. "Apprehensible by faith." Bp. Hall.

– Ap`*pre*hen"si*bly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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26 November 2024

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(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards


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