Both Uses

palpable
in
The Hunt for Red October
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Narmonov's hands flew up in the air, his hopeful demeanor gone in an instant, replaced with palpable wrath.†
Chpt 9. *

palpable = very apparent
"He is a spy," Borodin said with palpable irony.†
Chpt 15.

Definitions:

(1) (palpable)
very apparent (so strong, it almost seems to take a material form that can be touched)

"Palpable" is frequently used to describe the intensity of an emotion shared between people who can see each other. The implication is that the emotion is so strong, it almost takes a material form that can be touched.
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
In medicine, "palpable" means that something such as a tumor can be detected by palpitation; i.e., a physician's touch.