Ponderable

Origin

From ponder + -able.

Full definition of ponderable

Adjective

1. (physics) Having a detectable amount of matter; having a measurable mass.
2. Worthy of note; significant, interesting.
• 1936, Djuna Barnes, Nightwood, Faber & Faber 2007, p. 77:The very mother's head you swore by in the dock is a heavier head, crowned with ponderable hair.

Related terms

• ponder
• ponderous