discoverableadj.
/dᵻˈskʌv(ə)rəbl/, U.S. /dᵻˈskəv(ə)rəbəl/ That may be discovered or found; discernible, perceptible, ascertainable; findable. In recent use sometimes: spec. (of a website, web page, online service, etc.) tending or designed to figure prominently in the results retrieved by online search engines in response to users' queries.
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the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > visibility > [adjective]
i-seyenlyeOE
iseneOE
senec1175
seyelyc1225
visiblea1340
seena1398
sighty1398
seeablea1425
spectablec1440
sightfulc1480
sightly1532
appearingc1550
discernable1561
eyely1561
discoverable1572
spectible1581
observable1589
visive1598
aspectable1612
observant1615
perspicable1621
perspiculative1623
remarkable1623
eyeable1633
visory1633
appearable1651
dignoscible1671
discernible1678
traceable1748
noticeable1753
visual1757
distinguishable1762
the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > [adjective] > capable of being perceived
presenta1393
conceivablec1443
perceptible1567
discoverable1572
conceptible1641
entertainable1658
cogitablea1688
perceptive1740
thinkable1764
the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > [adjective] > able to be ascertained
reperible?a1475
discoverable1572
ascertainable1805
the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > finding or discovery > [adjective] > found or discovered > able to be
findablec1443
reperible?a1475
discoverable1572
repertible1656
1572 in Sir F. Drake Revived (1628) 24 Some fit place..where we might safely leave our Ship at Anchor, not discouerable by the enemy.
1608 T. Price tr. O. Torsellino Hist. Our B. Lady of Loreto (new ed.) i. xxv. 211 By taking away the origen of the mistes, and making the heauens discouerable.
1696 G. Harvey Treat. Small-pox & Measles (new ed.) xi. 64 These variolous globuli..become very visible, whereas before they were only discoverable by the touch.
1736 Bp. J. Butler Analogy of Relig. ii. i. 144 Containing an Account of a Dispensation of things, not discoverable by Reason.
1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 183. ⁋8 Its effects..are everywhere discoverable.
1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. II. x. 413 The report..is no longer extant. Bonner was directed by Queen Mary to destroy all discoverable copies of it.
1893 E. Saltus Madam Sapphira 59 Platonic affection..is discoverable only among married people.
1941 A. C. Bouquet Compar. Relig. ii. 19 The eighteenth-century Deists..laid considerable stress upon what they believed to be a common residuum discoverable in all non-Christian faiths.
1974 C. S. L. Black Capital Punishment ix. 80 The view of the nature of law prevalent in modern times would say that there is no ‘correct’ answer, discoverable by sound technical manipulation of given authorities.
2002 E. Newcomer Understanding Web Services v. 167 A tModel is designed to identify uniquely interface specifications for Web services..and to help allow them to be discoverable.
2012 El Paso (Texas) Times (Nexis) 15 July The revelation of a second internal audit..conclusively proves that the cheating scheme was easily discoverable.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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