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perceptible (adj.)
early 15c., "perceptive," from Late Latin
perceptibilis
"perceptible," from Latin
percept-
, past participle stem of
percipere
(see
perceive
). Meaning "capable of being perceived" is from c. 1600. Related:
Perceptibly
;
perceptibility
.