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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Observable \Ob*serv"a*ble\, adjective [L. observabilis: cf. F. observable.]
1. Capable of being observed; discernible; noticeable. --Sir. T. Browne.
The difference is sufficiently observable. --Southey.
2. Worthy of being observed; important enough to be noted or celebrated; as, an observable anniversary. [PJC]
3. Noteworthy; remarkable. [PJC] -- {Ob*serv"a*ble*ness}, noun -- {Ob*serv"a*bly}, adverb
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
observable
adjective: capable of being seen or noticed; "a discernible change in attitude"; "a clearly evident erasure in the manuscript"; "an observable change in behavior" [syn: {discernible}, {evident}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
62 Moby Thesaurus words for "observable": apparent, appreciable, beholdable, clear, clear as crystal, crystal-clear, detectable, discernible, disclosed, distinct, evident, explicit, exposed, exposed to view, express, hanging out, in evidence, in full view, in plain sight, in view, indisputable, indubitable, insight, manifest, memorable, naked, notable, noticeable, obvious, open, open to view, open-and-shut, outcropping, palpable, patent, perceivable, perceptible, perspicuous, plain, plain as day, recognizable, red-letter, revealed, rubric, seeable, self-evident, self-explaining, self-explanatory, sensible, showing, tangible, to be seen, transparent, unclouded, unconcealed, undisguised, unhidden, unmistakable, viewable, visible, visual, witnessable
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