tangible

adj.可感知的,实实在在的

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
tangible (adjective)
1.
a) capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch - palpable
b) real - substantially material
2.
capable of being precisely identified or by the mind - realized her grief was tangible
3.
capable of being at an actual or approximate value - appraised tangible assets perceptible
tangible (noun)
something that is tangible - (see tangible) , especially an asset capable of being appraised at an actual or approximate value
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
tangible (adjective)
capable of being perceived by the sense of touch
SYNONYMS:
palpable, touchable
RELATED WORDS:
tactile; corporeal, physical; actual, concrete, embodied, existent, material, real, substantial; appreciable, detectable, discernible ( discernable), noticeable, observable, perceptible, seeable, sensible, visible
NEAR ANTONYMS:
bodiless, formless, immaterial, incorporeal, insubstantial, nonmaterial, nonphysical, unbodied, unsubstantial; abstract, ethereal, spiritual, unreal, virtual; imperceptible, insensible
impalpable, intangible
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