Observable — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

capable of being seen or noticed

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/əbzˈɜːvəbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɒbzˈɜːvəbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɒbzˈɜːvəbəl/

3 syllables Say it as /əbzˈɜːvəbəl/.

Examples

a discernible change in attitude
a clearly evident erasure in the manuscript
an observable change in behavior

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

discernible evident

Parts of Speech

adjective

capable of being seen or noticed

“a discernible change in attitude”

Word Forms

discern	verb	detect with the senses
evidence	noun	an indication that makes something evident
observe	verb	discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

beobachtbar

fähig, gesehen oder bemerkt zu werden

🇮🇹Italian

osservabile

capace di essere visto o notato

🇳🇱Dutch

waarneembaar

gezien of opgemerkt kunnen worden

🇵🇹Portuguese

observável

capaz de ser visto ou notado

🇷🇺Russian

наблюдаемый

способный быть увиденным или замеченным

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नमूदार

देखने या ध्यान देने योग्य

🇧🇩Bengali

পর্যবেক্ষণযোগ্য

দেখা বা লক্ষ্য করতে সক্ষম

🇮🇳Tamil

கவனிக்கத்தக்கது

பார்க்க அல்லது கவனிக்கும் திறன் கொண்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

గమనించదగినది

చూడగలిగే లేదా గమనించగల సామర్థ్యం

🇮🇳Marathi

निरीक्षण करण्यायोग्य

पाहण्यास किंवा लक्षात येण्यास सक्षम

🇮🇳Gujarati

અવલોકનક્ષમ

જોવા અથવા નોંધવામાં સક્ષમ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗಮನಿಸಬಹುದಾದ

ನೋಡುವ ಅಥವಾ ಗಮನಿಸುವ ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിരീക്ഷിക്കാവുന്നതാണ്

കാണാനോ ശ്രദ്ധിക്കാനോ കഴിവുള്ള

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦੇਖਣਯੋਗ

ਦੇਖਿਆ ਜਾਂ ਦੇਖਿਆ ਜਾ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

قابل مشاہدہ

دیکھنے یا محسوس کرنے کے قابل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

可观察到的

能够被看到或注意到

🇯🇵Japanese

観察可能な

見られる、または気づくことができる

🇰🇷Korean

주목할 만한

보거나 알아차릴 수 있는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

có thể quan sát được

có khả năng được nhìn thấy hoặc chú ý

🇹🇭Thai

สังเกตได้

สามารถมองเห็นหรือสังเกตได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

tampak

mampu dilihat atau diperhatikan

🇵🇭Filipino

mapapansin

kayang makita o mapansin

🇲🇾Malay

boleh diperhatikan

mampu dilihat atau diperhatikan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يمكن ملاحظتها

قادرة على رؤيتها أو ملاحظتها

🇮🇷Persian

قابل مشاهده

قابلیت دیده شدن یا توجه

🇹🇷Turkish

gözlemlenebilir

görülebilecek veya fark edilebilecek

🇮🇱Hebrew

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