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Definition of tangible adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

tangible

adjective
 
/ˈtændʒəbl/
 
/ˈtændʒəbl/
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  1. [usually before noun] that can be clearly seen to exist
    • tangible benefits/improvements/results, etc.
    • We cannot accept his findings without tangible evidence.
    • tangible assets (= a company’s buildings, machinery, etc.)
  2. that you can touch or feel
    • The tension between them was almost tangible.
  3. opposite intangible
    Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French, or from late Latin tangibilis, from tangere ‘to touch’.
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