ponderable

/'pɔndərəbl/
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ponderable

The scientist held a ponderable object in her hand.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Capable of being weighed or measured: Having physical weight or mass that can be determined.
    • Capable of being thought about or considered: Something that can be the subject of thought, evaluation, or serious consideration.
Usage Examples
  • Adjective:
    • Scientists determined that the meteorite fragment was ponderable, with a mass of several kilograms.
    • The ethical implications of the new technology are a ponderable matter for the committee.
    • Not all factors in the decision are ponderable; some are purely emotional.
Advanced Usage
  • In philosophical or scientific contexts: Used to distinguish between tangible, measurable phenomena and abstract concepts.
    • The debate centered on whether consciousness was a ponderable quality or an immaterial essence.
  • As a contrast to "imponderable": Often used to explicitly denote what be assessed, as opposed to what cannot.
    • We must focus on the ponderable risks we can quantify, rather than the imponderable fears.
Variants and Related Words
  • Ponder (verb): To think about something carefully.
    • She needed to ponder the offer before accepting.
  • Ponderous (adj.): Slow and clumsy because of great weight; or dull and laborious.
    • The ponderous elephant moved through the grass. (This is a different, though related, word focusing on heaviness.)
  • Imponderable (adj. & noun): Incapable of being precisely measured or evaluated; an imponderable factor.
    • The imponderables of human emotion make the outcome unpredictable.
Synonyms
  • Weighable: Capable of being weighed.
  • Considerable: Significant enough to be considered (note: this is a common synonym but can also mean "large in size/amount").
  • Cogitable: Capable of being thought of.
  • Tangible: Perceptible by touch; clear and definite.
Antonyms
  • Imponderable: Incapable of being weighed or precisely evaluated.
  • Intangible: Unable to be touched; not having physical presence.
ponderable

The scientist held a ponderable object in her hand.

Adjective
  1. capable of being thought about
    • space flight to other galaxies becomes more cogitable
  2. capable of being weighed or considered
    • something ponderable from the outer world--something of which we can say that its weight is so and so- James Jeans

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