observable en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- [əbˈzɝ.və.bɫ̩] (Canada, US)
- [əbˈzɜː.və.bɫ̩] (Australia, UK)
- /əbˈzɜː.və.bəl/ (Australia, UK)
- /əbˈzɝ.və.bəl/ (Canada, US)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree English observe Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English observable From observe + -able.
Meanings
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Able to be observed.
Although intellectual property rights, such as patents, are highly observable, they are mostly limited to product technologies. Process technologies, or the routines endemic in the firm's production, are not readily observable, and thus cannot be easily imitated.
2008, David J. Teece, Technological Know-how, Organizational Capabilities, and Strategic Management:In 1913, in the same year that Mother's Day became a nationally observable holiday, the American people passed another milestone: for the first time in American history more than one person in one thousand was divorced.
2004, John Lukacs, A New Republic: A History of the United States in the Twentieth Century:He added, in an email to CNN, that “the collection of increasingly large and well curated medical datasets has enabled AI tools to predict genetic mutations from imaging phenotypes reducing the burden of healthcare systems and improving the way we care for patients.” Phenotypes are observable characteristics.
2019 January 8, Nina Avramova, “AI technology can identify genetic diseases by looking at your face, study says”, in CNN, archived from the original on 27 Nov 2022:The strange new star was at the edge of the observable universe.
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Deserving to be observed; worth regarding; remarkable.
Both were observable figures; one a personable individual of foreign cut, the other—obviously in spite of his well-wrapped-up form—a pronounced cripple.
1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most observable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more observable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
unobservable · observably · eigenobservable · observableness · nonobservable · coobservable · observable universe
Synonyms
perceivable · noteworthy · eminent (deserving to be observed) · noticeable (able to be observed)
Translations (20)
fi huomionarvoinen (deserving to be observed) · eo observebla (able to be observed) · es observable (able to be observed) · cs pozorovatelný (able to be observed) · ru обозри́мый (able to be observed) · pt observável (able to be observed) · hu megfigyelhető (able to be observed) · fi havaittava (able to be observed) · fr observable (able to be observed) · ca observable (able to be observed) · ru наблюда́емый (able to be observed) · bg забележим (able to be observed) · hi प्रेक्षणीय (able to be observed) · pl obserwowalny (able to be observed) · bg забележителен (deserving to be observed) · fi havaittavissa oleva (able to be observed) · nl observeerbaar (able to be observed) · it osservabile (able to be observed) · de beobachtbar (able to be observed) · bg видим (able to be observed)