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ponderable

/ˈpɒn.dər.ə.bəl/

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adjective

/ˈpɒn.dər.ə.bəl/C2formalobsolete
  • ruПрилагательное, означающее способный быть взвешенным или обдуманным; в современном английском используется редко.

An adjective meaning capable of being weighed or considered; now rarely used in modern English.

  1. Capable of being weighedC2formal

    Having enough physical substance to be measured or weighed.

    ruИмеющий вес

    • The scientist argued that the ether was not a ponderable substance.
    • In physics, ponderable matter is distinguished from energy.
    • The scale could only measure ponderable objects.

    Synonymsmeasurable

    Antonymsimponderableweightless

  2. Capable of being consideredC2formal

    Important or significant enough to be thought about or considered carefully.

    ruЗначимый для обдумывания

    • The committee discussed several ponderable issues.
    • Her argument raised ponderable questions about the future.
    • The consequences of the decision are ponderable.

    Synonymsconsequentialconsiderableimportantmomentousnotablenoteworthysignificantweighty

    Antonymsinconsiderableinsignificantminornegligibletrivial

Forms
  • more ponderable comparative form
  • most ponderable superlative form