imponderable

imponderable
adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin imponderabilis, from Latin in- + Late Latin ponderabilis ponderable Date: 1794 not ponderable ; incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness <
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imponderability nounimponderable nounimponderably adverb

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  • impondérable — [ ɛ̃pɔ̃derabl ] adj. • 1795; de 1. in et pondérable 1 ♦ Didact. Qui ne peut être pesé, ne produit aucun effet notable sur la balance la plus sensible. Particules impondérables. 2 ♦ (Abstrait) Dont l action, quoique déterminante, ne peut être… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • imponderable — adjetivo 1. Que no puede pesarse o precisarse en toda su magnitud: Esta cifra está sujeta a variaciones imponderables. 2. Que no puede ser explicado por ser extraordinario, o tener un valor demasiado grande: El amor es un sentimiento imponderable …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • Imponderable — Im*pon der*a*ble, n. (Physics) An imponderable substance or body; specifically, in the plural, a name formerly applied to heat, light, electricity, and magnetism, regarded as subtile fluids destitute of weight but in modern science little used.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • imponderable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ difficult or impossible to assess. ► NOUN ▪ an imponderable factor …   English terms dictionary

  • imponderable — [im pän′dər ə bəl] adj. not ponderable; specif., a) that cannot be weighed or measured b) that cannot be conclusively determined or explained n. anything imponderable imponderability n. imponderably adv …   English World dictionary

  • Imponderable — Im*pon der*a*ble, a. [Pref. im not + ponderable: cf. F. impond[ e]rable.] Not ponderable; without sensible or appreciable weight; incapable of being weighed. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • imponderable — I adjective immaterial, immateriate, impalpable, imponderous, impossible to calculate, impossible to measure, impossible to weigh, incalculable, incapable of being evaluated, incomputable, inestimable, intangible, subtile, unsubstantial,… …   Law dictionary

  • imponderable — (adj.) 1794, weightless, from assimilated form of IN (Cf. in ) (1) not, opposite of + ponderable (see PONDER (Cf. ponder)). Figurative use, unthinkable, from 1814. Related: Imponderably. As a noun, by 1842 …   Etymology dictionary

  • imponderable — impalpable, imperceptible, inappreciable, insensible, intangible Antonyms: ponderable, appreciable Contrasted words: weighty, consequential, important, significant, momentous (see corresponding nouns at IMPORTANCE) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • imponderable — (De in 2 y ponderable). 1. adj. Que no puede pesarse. 2. Que excede a toda ponderación. 3. m. Circunstancia imprevisible o cuyas consecuencias no pueden estimarse …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • imponderable — ► adjetivo 1 Que no puede ser pesado o precisado: ■ con la tecnología actual se pueden medir ciertas partículas imponderables hasta ahora. ANTÓNIMO ponderable 2 Que no puede ser explicado por ser extraordinario: ■ el cariño que siente hacia él es …   Enciclopedia Universal

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