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discernible

adj
/dɪˈsɝnɪbl̩/US/dɪˈsɜːnɪbl̩/UK

Etymology

From Middle French discernable; spelling changed from -a- to -i- in the 17th century to conform to Latin discernibilis. By surface analysis, discern + -ible.

  1. derived from discernable; spelling changed from -a- to -i- in the 17th century to conform to Latin discernibilis

Definitions

  1. Possible to discern

    Possible to discern; detectable or derivable by use of the senses or the intellect.

    • There is a discernible performance difference between a Porsche and a Civic.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at discernible. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01discernible02derivable03differentiable04differing05differ06distinct07clearly

A definitional loop anchored at discernible. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at discernible

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA