"imponderable" meaning in English

See imponderable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɪmˈpɒndəɹəbl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɪmˈpɑːndəɹəbl/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Paul2520-imponderable.wav Forms: more imponderable [comparative], most imponderable [superlative]
Etymology: From im- + ponderable. Etymology templates: {{af|en|in-|ponderable|alt1=im-}} im- + ponderable Head templates: {{en-adj}} imponderable (comparative more imponderable, superlative most imponderable)
  1. Not ponderable; without sensible or appreciable weight; incapable of being weighed. Translations (not ponderable; without sensible or appreciable weight): unwägbar (German), αστάθμητος (astáthmitos) (Greek), невесо́мый (nevesómyj) (Russian), неваго́мий (nevahómyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-imponderable-en-adj-yQ~9SuS3 Disambiguation of 'not ponderable; without sensible or appreciable weight': 98 2
  2. Difficult or impossible to comprehend or evaluate. Translations (difficult or impossible to comprehend): unwägbar (German), unberechenbar (German), unkalkulierbar (German), αστάθμητος (astáthmitos) (Greek)
    Sense id: en-imponderable-en-adj-DoQ5H~-o Disambiguation of 'difficult or impossible to comprehend': 2 98

Noun

IPA: /ɪmˈpɒndəɹəbl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɪmˈpɑːndəɹəbl/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Paul2520-imponderable.wav Forms: imponderables [plural]
Etymology: From im- + ponderable. Etymology templates: {{af|en|in-|ponderable|alt1=im-}} im- + ponderable Head templates: {{en-noun}} imponderable (plural imponderables)
  1. (physics) A substance or body, which is not ponderable, i.e., which not does not having a detectable amount of matter or measurable mass. An imponderable substance or body; specifically, in the plural, a name formerly applied to heat, light, electricity, and magnetism. Categories (topical): Physics
    Sense id: en-imponderable-en-noun-M8HCRTVq Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  2. An imponderable question.
    Sense id: en-imponderable-en-noun-QmuFFnm6
  3. A factor that cannot be anticipated.
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