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observably

adv

Etymology

From observable + -ly.

  1. derived from *ser-✻
  2. derived from observō
  3. derived from observer
  4. derived from observer
  5. suffixed as observable — “observe + able”
  6. suffixed as observably — “observable + ly”

Definitions

  1. To a detectable degree, sufficient to be observed.

    • As the planet orbits the star, it causes a wobble in the star's motion, which can be detected as a small but observably large Doppler effect.

  2. In an observable manner.

    • From the point of view of earth-based observatories, the effect of the planet's orbit around the star is that the star observably wobbles.

  3. Indicates that the proposition can be verified by observation.

    • Observably, the star wobbles.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at observably. 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.

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A definitional loop anchored at observably. 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 observably

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