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adjective
- 1. able to be discovered or identified: "an easily detectable and treatable disorder"
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adjective. uk / dɪˈtek.tə.b ə l / us / dɪˈtek.tə.b ə l / Add to word list. that can be noticed or discovered: There has been no detectable change in the patient's condition. Tests show the virus is barely detectable in his blood. See. detect. Fewer examples.
1. : to discover the true character of. detecting drug smugglers. 2. : to discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of. detect alcohol in the blood. Do I detect a note of sarcasm in your voice? 3. : demodulate. intransitive verb. : to work as a detective. detectability. di-ˌtek-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē. dē- noun. detectable. di-ˈtek-tə-bəl. dē-
If you can or ought to be able to notice something, it's detectable. An odor in your fridge is detectable. Or, there can be a detectable coolness in someone's behavior toward you.
adjective. us / dɪˈtek.tə.b ə l / uk / dɪˈtek.tə.b ə l / Add to word list Add to word list. that can be noticed or discovered: There has been no detectable change in the patient's condition. Tests show the virus is barely detectable in his blood. See. detect. Fewer examples.
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Definition of detectable adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. To discover or ascertain the existence, presence, or fact of. 2. To discern (something hidden or subtle): detected a note of sarcasm in the remark. 3. To learn something hidden and often improper about: detected the manager in a lie. 4. Electronics To demodulate.
The earliest known use of the adjective detectable is in the mid 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for detectable is from 1655, in the writing of Thomas Fuller, Church of England clergyman. detectable is formed within English, by derivation.
A complete guide to the word "DETECTABLE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
adjective. That which can be detected, noticeable. There was a detectable pause before he continued. We all noticed it but no one commented. Wiktionary. Synonyms: spottable. exposable. disclosable. noticeable. perceptible. sensible. ponderable. perceivable. palpable. observable. distinguishable. discernible. appreciable.