ponderableadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈpɒnd(ə)rəbl/, U.S.

/ˈpɑnd(ə)rəb(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ponder v., -able suffix.

Etymology: < ponder v. + -able suffix; in sense A. 1 after post-classical Latin ponderabilis that may be weighed (5th cent.), in use as noun (especially sense B. 2) after imponderable n. Compare French pondérable (1782 in sense A. 1; earlier in Middle French as ponderable in senses ‘disturbing, troublesome’ (mid 15th cent. with reference to a dream, early 16th cent. with reference to sleep)), Spanish ponderable (1589 or earlier in sense A. 2; sense A. 1 is apparently not paralleled until much later (late 19th–early 20th cent.), but compare the frequent collocation no ponderable inestimable (c1650 or earlier)), Italian ponderabile (1737 in sense A. 1, a1873 in sense A. 2).

A. adj.

1. Having detectable weight or mass.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement by weighing > [adjective] > weighed > able to be

weighable1429

poisablec1503

ponderable1646

ponderous1646

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica iii. xxvii. 177 If the bite of an Aspe will kill within an houre, yet the impression scarce visible, and the poyson communicated not ponderable .

1673 H. Oldenburg Let. 11 Aug. in Corr. (1975) X. 138 A discovery of the perviousnesse of glasse to ponderable parts of flame.

1730 P. Shaw tr. G. E. Stahl Philos. Princ. Universal Chem. i. i. 16 These Salts..are however render'd fix'd and ponderable by the adhesion of various compound Earths.

1794 G. Adams Lect. Nat. & Exper. Philos. I. x. 438 Water forms the ponderable..part of every aeriform fluid.

1807 S. T. Coleridge Coll. Lett. (1959) III. 38 By a practicable increase of electric energy all ponderable compounds (in opposition to Light & Heat, magnetic fluid, &c) may be decomposed.

1881 Nature 8 Sept. 450/1 In the ponderable application of falling water in hydraulic machines.

1974 Sci. Amer. July 54/2 The proton has a zero mass whereas the intermediate vector boson has ponderable mass.

1995 E. A. Davis Sci. in Making I. v. 216 Faraday thus dispenses with the aether as a medium containing ponderable matter.

2. Suitable for consideration or appraisal; significant, noteworthy; thought-provoking.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > evaluation, estimation, appraisal > [adjective] > capable of being estimated

appreciable1791

ponderable1884

1813 W. Taylor in Monthly Rev. 71 306 Still it is ponderable in the scales of criticism.]

1884 J. A. Symonds Shakspere's Predecessors ix. 361 Any ponderable qualities of craftsmanship.

1933 H. Allen Anthony Adverse I. ii. ix. 127 These, together with the revenues which were again ponderable.

1991 Times Lit. Suppl. 12 Apr. 16/2 The play's assault upon science has acquired ironies richer and more ponderable than Shadwell could have dreamed.

2000 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 21 Sept. 46/2 These experiences might have led to a ponderable message.

B. n.

1. A substance or object having weight or mass. Usually in plural: material objects, esp. in contrast to immaterial or abstract qualities.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > properties of materials > weight or relative heaviness > [noun] > ponderable matter > heavy articles

ponderable1849

1849 Commerc. Rev. South & West Dec. 521 The materials of the latter [sc. the physical world] she has divided into ponderables and imponderables, and invested them with antagonistic principles.

1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. I. viii. 85 Put out all our boats and filled them with ponderables alongside.

1918 Science 25 Jan. 79/1 We and our allies, excelling the Teutons in both the ponderables and the imponderables, in material resources, in wealth, [etc.].

1942 Jrnl. Near Eastern Stud. 1 6 It is not enough that he [sc. an archaeologist] collect and measure and weigh the ponderables; he should be able to feel and value the imponderables.

1963 D. W. Humphries & E. E. Humphries tr. H. Termier & G. Termier Erosion & Sedimentation xviii. 355 He distinguishes between the ‘imponderables’ which are the salts in process of precipitation,..and the ‘ponderables’ which sink rather quickly.

2. Something which is or can be determined (cf. imponderable n.). Also: a question or point to be pondered. Usually in plural.

ΚΠ

1918 Times 6 Dec. 12/3 If we simply concerned ourselves with the ponderables we should not make any great advance in the true reconstruction of human society.

1930 Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 69 113 The individual today is a pragmatist in the sense that he not only restricts his consideration of any problem to its ponderables, but is often ignorant of the great imponderables that underlie almost any problem.

1963 Human Fertility & Population Probl. (Amer. Acad. Arts & Sci.) 45 Enzymatic alterations, immunological effects, and the like are still great ponderables.

2005 Village Voice (N.Y.) 15 June c52/3 Their courtship chat is unconvincing—they're acting for each other, and exactly how deeply the acting goes becomes the film's primary ponderable.

Derivatives

ˈponderableness n. now rare = ponderability n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > properties of materials > weight or relative heaviness > [noun]

weightc1385

avoirdupois1600

gravity1622

ponderability1682

ponderableness1846

1846 J. E. Worcester Universal Dict. Eng. Lang. (at cited word) Ponderableness.

1858 J. L. Dagg Treat. Christian Doctr. viii. ii. 349 It will be freed from the inactivity, the ponderableness that now binds us to the earth.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ponderable
释义	ponderableadj.n. Brit. /ˈpɒnd(ə)rəbl/, U.S. /ˈpɑnd(ə)rəb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ponder v., -able suffix. Etymology: < ponder v. + -able suffix; in sense A. 1 after post-classical Latin ponderabilis that may be weighed (5th cent.), in use as noun (especially sense B. 2) after imponderable n. Compare French pondérable (1782 in sense A. 1; earlier in Middle French as ponderable in senses ‘disturbing, troublesome’ (mid 15th cent. with reference to a dream, early 16th cent. with reference to sleep)), Spanish ponderable (1589 or earlier in sense A. 2; sense A. 1 is apparently not paralleled until much later (late 19th–early 20th cent.), but compare the frequent collocation no ponderable inestimable (c1650 or earlier)), Italian ponderabile (1737 in sense A. 1, a1873 in sense A. 2). A. adj. 1. Having detectable weight or mass. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement by weighing > [adjective] > weighed > able to be weighable1429 poisablec1503 ponderable1646 ponderous1646 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica iii. xxvii. 177 If the bite of an Aspe will kill within an houre, yet the impression scarce visible, and the poyson communicated not ponderable . View more context for this quotation 1673 H. Oldenburg Let. 11 Aug. in Corr. (1975) X. 138 A discovery of the perviousnesse of glasse to ponderable parts of flame. 1730 P. Shaw tr. G. E. Stahl Philos. Princ. Universal Chem. i. i. 16 These Salts..are however render'd fix'd and ponderable by the adhesion of various compound Earths. 1794 G. Adams Lect. Nat. & Exper. Philos. I. x. 438 Water forms the ponderable..part of every aeriform fluid. 1807 S. T. Coleridge Coll. Lett. (1959) III. 38 By a practicable increase of electric energy all ponderable compounds (in opposition to Light & Heat, magnetic fluid, &c) may be decomposed. 1881 Nature 8 Sept. 450/1 In the ponderable application of falling water in hydraulic machines. 1974 Sci. Amer. July 54/2 The proton has a zero mass whereas the intermediate vector boson has ponderable mass. 1995 E. A. Davis Sci. in Making I. v. 216 Faraday thus dispenses with the aether as a medium containing ponderable matter. 2. Suitable for consideration or appraisal; significant, noteworthy; thought-provoking. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > evaluation, estimation, appraisal > [adjective] > capable of being estimated appreciable1791 ponderable1884 1813 W. Taylor in Monthly Rev. 71 306 Still it is ponderable in the scales of criticism.] 1884 J. A. Symonds Shakspere's Predecessors ix. 361 Any ponderable qualities of craftsmanship. 1933 H. Allen Anthony Adverse I. ii. ix. 127 These, together with the revenues which were again ponderable. 1991 Times Lit. Suppl. 12 Apr. 16/2 The play's assault upon science has acquired ironies richer and more ponderable than Shadwell could have dreamed. 2000 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 21 Sept. 46/2 These experiences might have led to a ponderable message. B. n. 1. A substance or object having weight or mass. Usually in plural: material objects, esp. in contrast to immaterial or abstract qualities. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > weight or relative heaviness > [noun] > ponderable matter > heavy articles ponderable1849 1849 Commerc. Rev. South & West Dec. 521 The materials of the latter [sc. the physical world] she has divided into ponderables and imponderables, and invested them with antagonistic principles. 1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. I. viii. 85 Put out all our boats and filled them with ponderables alongside. 1918 Science 25 Jan. 79/1 We and our allies, excelling the Teutons in both the ponderables and the imponderables, in material resources, in wealth, [etc.]. 1942 Jrnl. Near Eastern Stud. 1 6 It is not enough that he [sc. an archaeologist] collect and measure and weigh the ponderables; he should be able to feel and value the imponderables. 1963 D. W. Humphries & E. E. Humphries tr. H. Termier & G. Termier Erosion & Sedimentation xviii. 355 He distinguishes between the ‘imponderables’ which are the salts in process of precipitation,..and the ‘ponderables’ which sink rather quickly. 2. Something which is or can be determined (cf. imponderable n.). Also: a question or point to be pondered. Usually in plural. ΚΠ 1918 Times 6 Dec. 12/3 If we simply concerned ourselves with the ponderables we should not make any great advance in the true reconstruction of human society. 1930 Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 69 113 The individual today is a pragmatist in the sense that he not only restricts his consideration of any problem to its ponderables, but is often ignorant of the great imponderables that underlie almost any problem. 1963 Human Fertility & Population Probl. (Amer. Acad. Arts & Sci.) 45 Enzymatic alterations, immunological effects, and the like are still great ponderables. 2005 Village Voice (N.Y.) 15 June c52/3 Their courtship chat is unconvincing—they're acting for each other, and exactly how deeply the acting goes becomes the film's primary ponderable. Derivatives ˈponderableness n. now rare = ponderability n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > weight or relative heaviness > [noun] weightc1385 avoirdupois1600 gravity1622 ponderability1682 ponderableness1846 1846 J. E. Worcester Universal Dict. Eng. Lang. (at cited word) Ponderableness. 1858 J. L. Dagg Treat. Christian Doctr. viii. ii. 349 It will be freed from the inactivity, the ponderableness that now binds us to the earth. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1646
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