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)

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

Translations

not ponderable; without sensible or appreciable weight

• German: unwägbar (de)
• Greek: αστάθμητος (el) (astáthmitos)
• Russian: невесо́мый (ru) (nevesómyj)
• Ukrainian: неваго́мий (nevahómyj)

difficult or impossible to comprehend

• German: unwägbar (de), unberechenbar (de), unkalkulierbar (de)
• Greek: αστάθμητος (el) (astáthmitos)

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.

Translations

an imponderable substance or body

an imponderable question

References

• “imponderable”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “imponderable”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Spanish

Adjective

imponderable m or f (masculine and feminine plural imponderables)

1. imponderable

Further reading

• “imponderable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014