imponderable
See also: impondérable
English
editEtymology
editFrom im- + ponderable.
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪmˈpɒndəɹəbl/
- (US) IPA(key): /ɪmˈpɑːndəɹəbl/
Audio (General American): (file)
Adjective
editimponderable (comparative more imponderable, superlative most imponderable)
- Not ponderable; without sensible or appreciable weight; incapable of being weighed.
- Difficult or impossible to comprehend or evaluate.
Translations
editnot ponderable; without sensible or appreciable weight
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difficult or impossible to comprehend
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Noun
editimponderable (plural imponderables)
- (physics) A substance or body, which is not ponderable, i.e., which not does not having a detectable amount of matter or measurable mass. An imponderable substance or body; specifically, in the plural, a name formerly applied to heat, light, electricity, and magnetism.
- An imponderable question.
- A factor that cannot be anticipated.
- 2024 July 10, Christian Wolmar, “The future of the rail franchises is certainly uncertain”, in RAIL, number 1013, page 50:
- One key imponderable is the attitude of the companies that will no longer have a role in the business. It is worth noting here that several have already thrown the towel in or been gently pushed out, such as Stagecoach and National Express.
Translations
editan imponderable substance or body
an imponderable question
References
edit- “imponderable”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “imponderable”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Spanish
editAdjective
editimponderable m or f (masculine and feminine plural imponderables)
Further reading
edit- “imponderable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014