observable
adjective
ob·serv·able
əb-ˈzər-və-bəl 
1
: noteworthy
the trend is observable all over the country
2
: capable of being observed : discernible
the size of the observable universe
Examples of observable in a Sentence
the size of the observable universe
scientists often work with phenomena that are not directly observable
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As with snow blindness, the cause is, paradoxically, too much light—or rather too much focus on what its advocates think of as clearly observable trends.
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Jason Blakely, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Photos taken at the Hudong-Zhonghua shipyard show multiple low-observable drone airframes positioned dockside near the People’s Liberation Army Navy’s new Type 076 amphibious assault ship, Sichuan.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Dec. 2025
Their work revealed four sets of observable characteristics that correspond to a clear set of genetic markers for each group.
—The Baltimore Sun, Boston Herald, 30 Dec. 2025
The third traces how those signals in sperm could become epigenetic vectors during and after fertilization to specify observable traits, known as phenotypes, in offspring.
—Ivan Amato, Quanta Magazine, 22 Dec. 2025
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Jason Blakely, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Photos taken at the Hudong-Zhonghua shipyard show multiple low-observable drone airframes positioned dockside near the People’s Liberation Army Navy’s new Type 076 amphibious assault ship, Sichuan.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Dec. 2025
Their work revealed four sets of observable characteristics that correspond to a clear set of genetic markers for each group.
—The Baltimore Sun, Boston Herald, 30 Dec. 2025
The third traces how those signals in sperm could become epigenetic vectors during and after fertilization to specify observable traits, known as phenotypes, in offspring.
—Ivan Amato, Quanta Magazine, 22 Dec. 2025
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“Observable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/observable. Accessed 2 Jan. 2026.
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