detectable

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /dɪˈtɛktəbəl/ UK /dɪˈtɛktəbəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
able to be detected or perceived

The toxin is present in barely detectable amounts.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · able to be detected or... perceptible discernible noticeable observable apparent recognizable

Opposites

undetectable imperceptible indiscernible

Word family

Derived forms detectabilitydetectably

Related forms detect detection detector detective

Etymology

From detect + -able. Detect is from Latin detectus, past participle of detegere ('to uncover, expose'), from de- ('un-') + tegere ('to cover').

detegere Latin tegere Latin *(s)teg- Proto-Indo-European

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# detectable

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /dɪˈtɛktəbəl/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪˈtɛktəbəl/

## Meanings
1. able to be detected or perceived

## Examples
- The toxin is present in barely detectable amounts.

## Synonyms
- perceptible
- discernible
- noticeable
- observable
- apparent
- recognizable

## Antonyms
- undetectable
- imperceptible
- indiscernible

## Derived Forms
- detectability
- detectably

## Related Forms
- detect
- detection
- detector
- detective

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: detegere
- Root: tegere
- Root: *(s)teg-

## Etymology
From detect + -able. Detect is from Latin detectus, past participle of detegere ('to uncover, expose'), from de- ('un-') + tegere ('to cover').

## AI Etymology
Detectable comes from detect + -able. Detect is from Latin detectus, past participle of detegere ('to uncover, expose'), from de- ('un-') + tegere ('to cover'). The etymological trail includes Latin detegere, Latin tegere, and Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg-. As an adjective, detectable describes what is able to be detected or perceived. The same family is visible in derived forms such as detectability and detectably and related forms such as detect, detection, detector, and detective. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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