PALPABLE Pal"pa*ble, a. Etym: [F. palpable, L. palpabilis, fr. palpare to feel, stroke; cf. palpus the soft palm of the hand.]
1. Capable of being touched and felt; perceptible by the touch; as, a palpable form. Shak. Darkness must overshadow all his bounds, Palpable darkness. Milton.
2. Easily perceptible; plain; distinct; obvious; readily perceived and detected; gross; as, palpable imposture; palpable absurdity; palpable errors. "Three persons palpable." P. Plowman. [Lies] gross as a mountain, open, palpable. Shak. — Pal"pa*ble*ness, n. — Pal"pa*bly, adv.
PALPATION
Pal*pa"tion, n. Etym: [L. palpatio, fr. palpare. See Palpable.]
1. Act of touching or feeling.
2. (Med.)
Defn: Examination of a patient by touch. Quain.
PALPATOR
Pal*pa"tor, n. Etym: [L., a stroker.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of a family of clavicorn beetles, including those which have very long maxillary palpi.
PALPEBRA
Pal"pe*bra, n.; pl. Palpebræ. Etym: [L.] (Zoöl.)