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There is no aspect of our experience not molded in some way by metaphor's almost imperceptible touch.
James Geary

Meaning of "imperceptible" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF IMPERCEPTIBLE

imperceptible  [ˌɪmpəˈsɛptɪbəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IMPERCEPTIBLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Imperceptible is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES IMPERCEPTIBLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Perception

Perception is the organization, identification, and interpretation of sensory information in order to represent and understand the environment. All perception involves signals in the nervous system, which in turn result from physical or chemical stimulation of the sense organs. For example, vision involves light striking the retina of the eye, smell is mediated by odor molecules, and hearing involves pressure waves. Perception is not the passive receipt of these signals, but is shaped by learning, memory, expectation, and attention. Perception involves these "top-down" effects as well as the "bottom-up" process of processing sensory input. The "bottom-up" processing transforms low-level information to higher-level information. The "top-down" processing refers to a person's concept and expectations, and selective mechanisms that influence perception. Perception depends on complex functions of the nervous system, but subjectively seems mostly effortless because this processing happens outside conscious awareness. Since the rise of experimental psychology in the 19th Century, psychology's understanding of perception has progressed by combining a variety of techniques.

Definition of imperceptible in the English dictionary

The definition of imperceptible in the dictionary is too slight, subtle, gradual, etc, to be perceived.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IMPERCEPTIBLE


able
ˈeɪbəl
appetible
ˈæpətɪbəl
biocompatible
ˌbaɪəʊkəmˈpætɪbəl
cable
ˈkeɪbəl
comestible
kəˈmɛstɪbəl
contrasuggestible
ˌkɒntrəsəˈdʒɛstɪbəl
deductible
dɪˈdʌktɪbəl
discerptible
dɪˈsɜːptɪbəl
exhaustible
ɪɡˈzɔːstɪbəl
histocompatible
ˌhɪstəʊkəmˈpætɪbəl
imperscriptible
ˌɪmpəˈskrɪptɪbəl
indefectible
ˌɪndɪˈfɛktɪbəl
indivertible
ˌɪndɪˈvɜːtɪbəl
noncombustible
ˌnɒnkəmˈbʌstɪbəl
noncompatible
ˌnɒnkəmˈpætɪbəl
olfactible
ɒlˈfæktɪbəl
suggestible
səˈdʒɛstɪbəl
transmittible
trænzˈmɪtɪbəl
unsusceptible
ˌʌnsəˈsɛptɪbəl
usucaptible
ˌjuːzjʊˈkæptɪbəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IMPERCEPTIBLE

imperatival
imperative
imperatively
imperativeness
imperator
imperatorial
imperatorially
imperatorship
imperceptibility
imperceptibleness
imperceptibly
imperception
imperceptive
imperceptively
imperceptiveness
imperceptivity
impercipience
imperf.
imperfect
imperfect competition

WORDS THAT END LIKE IMPERCEPTIBLE

accessible
collectible
combustible
compatible
constructible
contractible
convertible
digestible
extractible
imprescriptible
incompatible
indestructible
inexhaustible
interruptible
invertible
irresistible
patible
perceptible
perfectible
susceptible
tax-deductible

Synonyms and antonyms of imperceptible in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «IMPERCEPTIBLE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «imperceptible» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of imperceptible

Translation of «imperceptible» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IMPERCEPTIBLE

Find out the translation of imperceptible to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of imperceptible from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «imperceptible» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不易察觉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

imperceptible
570 millions of speakers

English

imperceptible
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अतीन्द्रिय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غير محسوس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

незаметным
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

imperceptível
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অদৃশ্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

imperceptible
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak dapat dilihat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unmerklich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

感知できない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

눈에 보이지 않는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Imperceptible
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không thể trông thấy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புலப்படாத
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अतुलनीय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

algılanamaz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

impercettibile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niezauważalne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

непомітним
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

imperceptibil
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανεπαίσθητη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onsigbare
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

omärklig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

umerkelig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of imperceptible

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IMPERCEPTIBLE»

The term «imperceptible» is regularly used and occupies the 59.201 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IMPERCEPTIBLE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about imperceptible

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3 QUOTES WITH «IMPERCEPTIBLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word imperceptible.
1
James Geary
There is no aspect of our experience not molded in some way by metaphor's almost imperceptible touch.
2
Frank Waters
The vast sage desert undulates with almost imperceptible tides like the oceans.
3
Raquel Welch
I'm not imperceptible to masculine charm, but, well, you know, I can flirt.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IMPERCEPTIBLE»

Discover the use of imperceptible in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to imperceptible and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Imperceptible Harms and Benefits
The papers collected here represent the most recent work on a much neglected problem in practical reasoning. It is the problem of imperceptible harms and benefits.
M.J. Almeida, 2000
2
Imperceptible Danger
Spending fourteen days in the wilderness with a group of city girls is not the ideal vacation that photographer Tristin Dobbs had in mind, but a promise is a promise.
D. C. Elmore, 2004
3
The Imperceptible Conflict
planet Crellow They, being part of the Imperceptible Conflict, it did not preclude the possibility of them getting caught up in hostilities there His thoughts were interrupted again by a stern gaze from Vicky, he, hedging a smile at her By the ...
Chris J. Berry, 2013
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Asiatic cholera: its symptoms, pathology and treatment
Baldwin (mere) Mary Bryan Sarah O'Haia Very cold ; pulse imperceptible ; not blue. Walked to hospital Icy ; pulse imperceptible ; unconscious Cold ; pulse just perceptible ; not blue Icy ; pulse perceptible ; not conscious Cold ; pulse ...
‎1853
5
Stuff: The Nature of Chemical Substances
Rather, the acquisition of knowledge about the composition of chemical compounds and the representation of that imperceptible object went hand in hand with material production. Chemical analysis was performed by letting the substance to ...
Klaus Ruthenberg, 2008
6
Irigaray and Deleuze: Experiments in Visceral Philosophy
Deleuze's. Becoming-Imperceptible. From the perspective of the Nietzschean philosophy of difference developed in Nietzsche and Philosophy and Difference and Repetition, human subjects are an inextricable part of a web of dynamic forces ...
‎1999
7
The Law of Waters and Water Rights: International, National, ...
As seen in the preceding section, if the change in the river channel is sudden, titles of the opposite proprietors are not changed, but if it is gradual and imperceptible, the middle thread of the river remains the boundary line. In the course of time ...
Henry P. Farnham, 2013
8
Classical Indian Philosophy of Induction: The Nyaya Viewpoint
Again, is it the intention to prove that no inference is a source of knowing or that inference of the imperceptible is not a source of knowing? In the first view, all kinds of well-known activities are not accounted for. It is well known that people direct ...
Kisor Kumar Chakrabarti, 2010
9
The American Decisions: Cases of General Value and Authority ...
We 'have included in our definition of alluvion, that the deposit to which it owes its origin must have been imperceptible; but the proper understanding of this requires a further definition of "imperceptible." In case of alluvion formed on the ...
John Proffatt, Abraham Clark Freeman, 1910
10
Report of cases argued and determined in the English courts ...
In these passages, however, Sir Zllallhew Hale is speaking of the legal consequence of such an accretion, and does not explain what ought to be considered as accretion insensible or imperceptible in itself, but considers that as  ...
‎1856

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IMPERCEPTIBLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term imperceptible is used in the context of the following news items.
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Forget Drugs, These Dogs Sniff Out a Different Kind of Evil Weed …
Trained to detect the hawkweed odor—imperceptible even to expert biologists—Sally's job is to go in after environmental authorities have ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
2
Sergeant Celebrates Ramadan at Guantanamo | Valley News
... force-feeding hunger strikers after dark — Sgt. 1st Class A, as she can be known, says her Ramadan is mostly imperceptible as she carries ... «Valley News, Jul 15»
3
Raising The Minimum Wage Doesn't Reduce Poverty So Raise The …
Instead proponents typically suggest that consumers pay for the higher labor costs through imperceptible increases in the prices of goods and ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
4
Alexa, help my Dad….. - Daily Record
It’s fast though, if there is a delay it’s almost imperceptible. Say “Alexa, play some Jazz” and the response ... «Daily Record, Jul 15»
5
NFL Urban Legends: Bo Jackson and the Too-Fast-to-Be-True 40 …
"Numerous factors like an imperceptible decline or slope to a field, a careless measurement of length and mistakes in setting up timing ... «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»
6
Neuroscientists investigate how tiny eye movements help control …
... while focusing on the needle, the brain instead makes use of tiny, almost imperceptible eye movements – mere fractions of a degree in size. «Medical Xpress, Jul 15»
7
Hamlet | ArtsHub Australia - Performing ArtsHub
The subject of gender was also raised, almost imperceptible yet evident in the gender-bending roles of Julia Ohannessian and Catherine ... «ArtsHub, Jul 15»
8
allAfrica.com: Zimbabwe: The Death of Irony in Zimbabwe
... the only audible word coming from his lips is "Jesus" and some women in amusement shout back "Amen" to every imperceptible statement. «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
9
Essential California: California tells Uber to slam on the brakes - LA …
"Her investigation into the notion of culinary authenticity is ongoing, an often imperceptible hum beneath her weekly on-air conversations with ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
10
Self-portraits and street photographs by Vivian Maier are brilliant …
A shot from 1954 shows Maier's reflection in a toaster, and one from 1956 shows an almost imperceptible Maier in the reflection of a chrome ... «Nashville Scene, Jul 15»

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