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tangible

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tangible in WordNet English dictionary

adjective
  1. capable of being perceived; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt
    "a barely palpable dust"; "felt sudden anger in a palpable wave"; "the air was warm and close--palpable as cotton"; "a palpable lie"
    palpable  tangible 
  2. capable of being treated as fact
    "tangible evidence"; "his brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the poor"
    real  tangible 
  3. perceptible by the senses especially the sense of touch
    "skin with a tangible roughness"
    tangible  touchable 
  4. (of especially business assets) having physical substance and intrinsic monetary value
    "tangible property like real estate"; "tangible assets such as machinery"
    tangible 
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