ponderable

• Adjectif signifiant qui peut être pesé ou pris en considération ; en anglais moderne, il est rarement utilisé.

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.

   qui peut être pesé

   • 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.

   Synonymesmeasurable

   Antonymesimponderableweightless

2. Capable of being consideredC2formal

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

   digne de considération

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

   Synonymesconsequentialconsiderableimportantmomentousnotablenoteworthysignificantweighty

   Antonymesinconsiderableinsignificantminornegligibletrivial