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SEEABLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does seeable mean?
• SEEABLE (adjective)
The adjective SEEABLE has 1 sense:
1. capable of being seen; or open to easy view
Familiarity information: SEEABLE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Capable of being seen; or open to easy view
Synonyms:
seeable; visible
Context example:
visible files
Similar:
circumpolar ((of a celestial body) continually visible above the horizon during the entire 360 degrees of daily travel)
in sight (at or within a reasonable distance for seeing)
macroscopic; macroscopical (visible to the naked eye; using the naked eye)
gross; megascopic (visible to the naked eye (especially of rocks and anatomical features))
microscopic; microscopical (visible under a microscope; using a microscope)
subgross (too small to be visible to the naked eye)
panoptic; panoptical (including everything visible in one view)
telescopic (visible only with a telescope)
viewable (capable of being viewed)
Also:
perceptible (capable of being perceived by the mind or senses)
Context examples
Yes, Miss, but I don't believe he's seeable just yet.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
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