All 3 Uses
palpable
in
Song of Myself
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- Apart from the pulling and hauling stands what I am,
Stands amused, complacent, compassionating, idle, unitary,
Looks down, is erect, or bends an arm on an impalpable certain rest,
Looking with side-curved head curious what will come next,
Both in and out of the game and watching and wondering at it.†impalpable = not perceptible or insubstantialstandard prefix: The prefix "im-" in impalpable means not and reverses the meaning of palpable. This prefix is sometimes used before words beginning with "M" or "P" as seen in words like immoral, immature, and impossible. - (The moth and the fish-eggs are in their place,
The bright suns I see and the dark suns I cannot see are in their place,
The palpable is in its place and the impalpable is in its place.)†*palpable = very apparent - (The moth and the fish-eggs are in their place,
The bright suns I see and the dark suns I cannot see are in their place,
The palpable is in its place and the impalpable is in its place.)†impalpable = not perceptible or insubstantialstandard prefix: The prefix "im-" in impalpable means not and reverses the meaning of palpable. This prefix is sometimes used before words beginning with "M" or "P" as seen in words like immoral, immature, and impossible.
Definitions:
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(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.
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(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.