Meaning & use
Detectable
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Able to be discovered, noticed, or measured.
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The chemical was present only in a barely detectable amount.
Early symptoms of the illness are often not detectable without specialized testing.
A note on using this word
"Detectable" is frequently used in science and medicine to describe the smallest quantity an instrument or test can reliably measure.
Words with a similar meaning
noticeableperceptible
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Words with an opposite meaning
undetectableimperceptible
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