imponderable

See also: impondérable

English

Etymology

From im- + ponderable.

Pronunciation

Adjective

imponderable (comparative more imponderable, superlative most imponderable)

  1. Not ponderable; without sensible or appreciable weight; incapable of being weighed.
  2. Difficult or impossible to comprehend or evaluate.

Translations

Noun

imponderable (plural imponderables)

  1. (physics) An imponderable substance or body; specifically, in the plural, a name formerly applied to heat, light, electricity, and magnetism.
  2. An imponderable question.
  3. A factor that cannot be anticipated.

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Spanish

Adjective

imponderable m or f (masculine and feminine plural imponderables)

  1. imponderable

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