"ponderable" meaning in English

See ponderable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

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-en:physics 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, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 70 11 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 25 58 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 26 69 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 80 3 Disambiguation of 'worthy of note': 5 94 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 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: noteworthy, notable Related terms: ponder, ponderous
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