"ponderable" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more ponderable [comparative], most ponderable [superlative]
Etymology: From ponder + -able. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|ponder|able}} ponder + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} ponderable (comparative more ponderable, superlative most ponderable)
  1. (physics) Having a detectable amount of matter; having a measurable mass. Categories (topical): Physics Synonyms (having mass): massive
    Sense id: en-ponderable-en-adj-dIFIp43O Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'having mass': 89 8 2
  2. Worthy of note; significant, interesting. Synonyms (worthy of note): eminent
    Sense id: en-ponderable-en-adj-yNbfVJKl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 69 11 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 27 52 22 Disambiguation of 'worthy of note': 4 96 0
  3. (rare) Heavy; ponderous. Tags: rare Synonyms (heavy, ponderous): hefty, massive, weighty
    Sense id: en-ponderable-en-adj-37Jhb1YL Disambiguation of 'heavy, ponderous': 2 1 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: noteworthy, notable Related terms: ponder, ponderous

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