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The older view of the nature of heat was that it is a substance, very fine and imponderable indeed, but indestructible, and unchangeable in quantity, which is an essential fundamental property of all matter.
Hermann von Helmholtz

Meaning of "imponderable" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF IMPONDERABLE

imponderable  [ɪmˈpɒndərəbəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IMPONDERABLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Imponderable can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES IMPONDERABLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of imponderable in the English dictionary

The definition of imponderable in the dictionary is unable to be weighed or assessed. Other definition of imponderable is something difficult or impossible to assess.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IMPONDERABLE


admirable
ˈædmərəbəl
comparable
ˈkɒmpərəbəl
considerable
kənˈsɪdərəbəl
desirable
dɪˈzaɪərəbəl
durable
ˈdjʊərəbəl
honorable
ˈɒnərəbəl
honourable
ˈɒnərəbəl
inconsiderable
ˌɪnkənˈsɪdərəbəl
memorable
ˈmɛmərəbəl
miserable
ˈmɪzərəbəl
orderable
ˈɔːdərəbəl
plunderable
ˈplʌndərəbəl
ponderable
ˈpɒndərəbəl
recoverable
rɪˈkʌvərəbəl
renderable
ˈrɛndərəbəl
solderable
ˈsəʊldərəbəl
sunderable
ˈsʌndərəbəl
tenderable
ˈtɛndərəbəl
vulnerable
ˈvʌlnərəbəl
wearable
ˈwɛərəbəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IMPONDERABLE

impolicies
impolicy
impolite
impolitely
impoliteness
impolitic
impoliticly
impoliticness
imponderabilia
imponderability
imponderableness
imponderably
impone
imponent
imporous
import
import ban
import duty
import levy
import licence

WORDS THAT END LIKE IMPONDERABLE

able
adorable
deliverable
deplorable
favourable
incomparable
incurable
innumerable
inseparable
intolerable
measurable
operable
parable
pleasurable
separable
the Honourable
tolerable
transferable
unbearable
undesirable
venerable

Synonyms and antonyms of imponderable in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «imponderable» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IMPONDERABLE

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

Translator English - Chinese

无法估计
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

imponderable
570 millions of speakers

English

imponderable
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हलका
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

متأرجح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

невесомая
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

imponderável
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভারহীন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

impondérable
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak dapat dipertanggungjawabkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unwägbaren
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

見極められない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

평가할 수없는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Imponderable
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không thể cân
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கணிக்க முடியாத
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भरीव
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ölçülemez
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

imponderabile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

imponderable
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

невагома
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

imponderabil
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αστάθμητος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onweegbare
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ovägbar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

imponderable
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of imponderable

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IMPONDERABLE»

The term «imponderable» is regularly used and occupies the 85.016 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IMPONDERABLE» OVER TIME

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

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2 QUOTES WITH «IMPONDERABLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word imponderable.
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Hermann von Helmholtz
The older view of the nature of heat was that it is a substance, very fine and imponderable indeed, but indestructible, and unchangeable in quantity, which is an essential fundamental property of all matter.
2
Charles Munch
Music is an art that expresses the inexpressible. It rises far above what words can mean or the intelligence define. Its domain is the imponderable and impalpable land of the unconscious.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IMPONDERABLE»

Discover the use of imponderable in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to imponderable and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Pondering the Imponderable: Jewish Reflections on God, ...
Pondering the Imponderable explores the philosophical and theological problems of God and their implications from a Judaic perspective including the attempts at 'knowing the unknowable' and 'naming the unnamable' that have been articulated ...
Martin Sicker, 2010
2
Imponderable But Not Inevitable: Warfare in the 20th Century
This work challenges enablers and supporters of the Iraq war who proclaim that the American counterinsurgency will prevail.
Malcolm H. Murfett, 2009
3
CS18 Imponderable Forces: The Wholesome Pathway
Imponderable. Forces. This means,in its practicalapplication, that the personwith a limited amount of energy to devote to such things should use about onehalf of it learning intelligently todirect hisownthoughts. If he neglectsthis,the aid he gets ...
C. C. Zain, 2014
4
Chemistry of Imponderable Agents, including the principles ...
CHEMISTRY OF THE IMPONDERABLE AGENTS. 67 CHEMISTRY OF THE IMPONDERA BLE AGENTS. Under this term are usually included, light, heat, actinism, and electricity; a plan which, in deference to common usage, I shall adopt.
John SCOFFERN, 1855
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Elements of Chemistry: In which the Recent Discoveries in ...
Natural objects may be separated into two great divisions, or classes, viz. ; Imponderable agents, and Ponderable bodies. PART I. IMPONDERABLE AGENTS. The imponderable agents of which we shall treat, are Light, Caloric, or Heat, ...
John Lee Comstock, 1831
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Elements of natural philosophy: being an experimental ...
It has beeu objected to this view of the presence of imponderable matter beyond the limits of our own world, that it has no further foundation for its existence than the necessity of its presence to support the undulatory hypotheses of light and ...
Golding Bird, 1839
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New Conversations on Chemistry: Adapted to the Present State ...
ON IMPONDERABLE AGENTS. Chemical Agents divided into Ponderable and Imponderable. Light and Reat capable of separation. Chemical effects of Light. Combination with compound bodies. Phosphorescence. Caloric. Heat, its sources.
Thomas P. Jones, 1832
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Popular Science
Matter is divided into ponderable and imponderable — ponderable, that which can be weighed ; imponderable, that which can not be weighed. We place a body under the bell jar of an air pump and exhaust the air ; all the ponderable air is ...
9
Physics in the Nineteenth Century
understood in terms of an imponderable fluid. Thus, the caloric theory soon strode the stage from which the phlogiston theory had been driven. Joseph Black (1728-99) taught medicine and chemistry at Glasgow and Edinburgh after receiving ...
Robert D. Purrington, 1997
10
Elements of Chemistry: Including the Recent Discoveries and ...
IMPONDERABLE SUBSTANCES. SECTION I. CALORIC. The term Heat, in common language, has two meanings : in the one case, it implies the sensation experienced on touching a hot body ; in the other, it expresses the cause of that ...
Edward Turner, 1833

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IMPONDERABLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term imponderable is used in the context of the following news items.
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Who ends up allied with whom in a 'Pizza Parliament'? It may not be …
Then there is the imponderable psychology of Canadian voters, at least here in the West. As both the rise of the Reform Party throughout ... «rabble.ca, Jul 15»
2
Bad News from Europe for Makers of Life-Saving Medical Devices …
Another imponderable is how far does the decision extend to other products? Obviously, prescription drugs are at most potential jeopardy. «JD Supra, Jul 15»
3
Public lecture to help fill top Unam position
Haufiku explained that the pro-vice-chancellor position is of “imponderable value” to the university, like other similar positions, such that the ... «New Era, Jul 15»
4
British Open: Full Spieth ahead for latest Major challenge
The great imponderable this week is the weather, with heavy rain and strong winds forecast. It is one of the few things, it seems, that is out of ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
5
A trip down the freeway to dispair
It's a few more cars, to be sure, but hardly the imponderable traffic jams and undue safety hazards some envisioned. If anything, the biggest ... «Marion County Record, Jul 15»
6
What You Need to Know About the FCC's July 10th Declaratory …
While some of its statements raise interesting and in some cases imponderable questions and practical challenges, this summary analysis ... «The National Law Review, Jul 15»
7
'Terminator Genisys': Well, He Said He'd Be Back
So unless you're the sort who enjoys pondering the imponderable, or firmly believe your presence in the movie house is meant to at long last ... «iBerkshires.com, Jul 15»
8
July Budget 2015: Living wage bill hurts retailers and small firms
Shore Capital analyst Clive Black said: “The imponderable item is how much of the higher pay will be recycled back through the tills of the ... «City A.M., Jul 15»
9
Arles 2015 : Tony Oursler, Imponderable
Production still picturing Jehanne d'Alcy, actress and the wife of Georges Méliès in his film La source enchantée, circa 1890s. Image courtesy ... «The Eye of Photography, Jul 15»
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Budget 2015: Struggling retailers face huge bill from wage rises and …
“The imponderable item is how much of the higher pay will be recycled back through the tills of the retailers and what all of this means for ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»

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