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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Distinguishable \Dis*tin"guish*a*ble\, adjective
1. Capable of being distinguished; separable; divisible; discernible; capable of recognition; as, a tree at a distance is distinguishable from a shrub.
A simple idea being in itself uncompounded . . . is not distinguishable into different ideas. --Locke.
2. Worthy of note or special regard. --Swift.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
distinguishable
adjective
1: capable of being perceived as different or distinct; "only the shine of their metal was distinguishable in the gloom"; "a project distinguishable into four stages of progress"; "distinguishable differences between the twins" [ant: {indistinguishable}]
2: (often followed by 'from') not alike; different in nature or quality; "plants of several distinct types"; "the word 'nationalism' is used in at least two distinct senses"; "gold is distinct from iron"; "a tree related to but quite distinct from the European beech"; "management had interests quite distinct from those of their employees" [syn: {distinct}]
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