imponderable

See also: impondérable

English

Etymology

From im- +‎ ponderable.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɪmˈpɒndəɹəbl/
(US) IPA^(key): /ɪmˈpɑːndəɹəbl/

Adjective

imponderable (comparative more imponderable, superlative most imponderable)

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

Translations

not ponderable; without sensible or appreciable weight

German: unwägbar (de)

difficult or impossible to comprehend

German: unwägbar (de), unberechenbar (de), unkalkulierbar (de)

Noun

imponderable (plural imponderables)

(physics) An imponderable substance or body; specifically, in the plural, a name formerly applied to heat, light, electricity, and magnetism.
An imponderable question.

Translations

an imponderable substance or body

an imponderable question

References

imponderable in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
imponderable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Spanish

Adjective

imponderable (plural imponderables)

imponderable

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