appreciable

«appreciable» in Mova's school dictionary: Large or important enough to be noticed or measured — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (appreciable); adverb: appreciably

meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) Large or important enough to be noticed or measured. tree →

2) Big enough to matter. tree →

sense in the lessons

A formal word in science and exam texts: an appreciable difference, an appreciable amount. It tells the reader the change is real and noticeable, not tiny. Phrases: appreciable difference, appreciable amount, appreciable effect.

examples

• There was an appreciable difference in the plants given sunlight. tree →
• The new road has made an appreciable change to traffic. tree →
• It took an appreciable amount of time to finish. tree →
• The extra practice made an appreciable improvement in her reading. tree →
• The temperature dropped appreciably after sunset. tree →
• There was no appreciable change in the results. tree →
• An appreciable number of pupils walk to school. tree →

note

Formal; plain words: noticeable, considerable. Do not confuse with "appreciative" (feeling or showing thanks). In maths or science, an appreciable change is big enough to measure, but no exact size is given.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «appreciable» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.