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imageable

imageable

6.3
Able to be seen and recorded by medical scans like MRI
  • adjective
  • /ˈɪmɪdʒəbl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : imaginable
  • The tumor was clearly imageable using the latest MRI technology.

Examples

  • Doctors rely on imageable structures to diagnose internal injuries with ultrasound scans.

  • Are all parts of the body imageable with this technology?

  • Some ancient manuscripts are barely imageable due to their faded ink and fragile pages.

  • The MRI scan produced an imageable representation of the brain.

  • The tumor was clearly imageable using the latest MRI technology.

  • Doctors rely on imageable structures to diagnose internal injuries with ultrasound scans.

  • The MRI scan produced an imageable representation of the brain.

Synonyms

viewable
vsimageable
2 3.4

Able to be seen on a screen or in a place

is intended to be recorded by scientific equipment rather than only seen
seeable
vsimageable
1 3.7

Something you can notice with your eyes

is designed to be detected or recorded by instruments rather than just visible
visualizable
vsimageable
  • US
5.8

Able to be imagined as a clear picture in the mind

is specifically capturable by medical or scientific equipment
picturable
vsimageable
7.0

Can be imagined clearly or shown as a drawing

is meant to be captured by technical devices rather than drawn

Antonyms

unpicturable
9.2

Impossible to show in a picture

Surface Forms

imageable positive

Morphology

imageable = image (transparent) = image + able

Built by productive suffixation from the verb 'image' + '-able'; meaning 'able to be imaged' is directly recoverable, though the usage is technical.

Etymology

Imageable comes from the word image and the ending -able, where image means 'picture' and -able means 'able to'. So, something imageable is 'able to be made into a picture', for example a part of the body that a scan can clearly show.