ponderability en · NOUN
Etymology
From ponderable + -ity. Compare French pondérabilité.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The fact of having a detectable weight or mass.
In an age that had accepted imponderable fluids of electricity, magnetism, and even of vitality, attachment to ponderability was not an essential.
2004, Robert E Schofield, The Enlightened Joseph Priestley, Pennsylvania State University, published 2004, page 178:
- (countable, uncountable) Amenability to consideration or thought.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ponderabilities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |