An imperceptible drop in temperature. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The origin of the that 'imperceptible' time compression sometimes used on cable is mentioned briefly. From Wordnik.com. [The Media Lab by Stewart Brand] Reference
The team says any noise from the concept aircraft, known as the SAX-40, would be "imperceptible" beyond the boundaries of an airport. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-11-01] Reference
I give an almost imperceptible nod, but it's enough. From Wordnik.com. [Tim Dowling: A kaftan on the nod] Reference
Then once more came that almost imperceptible movement. From Wordnik.com. [Antony Gray,—Gardener] Reference
But what of all those minute and infinitely imperceptible books?. From Wordnik.com. [Excerpt from Codex Infinitum] Reference
The up and down strokes were almost imperceptible on the recording. From Wordnik.com. [‘Bluegrass in Reverse’] Reference
An almost imperceptible movement of the muslin curtain was evident. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
The transition from one ship to the other was almost imperceptible. From Wordnik.com. [The Memory of Mars] Reference
The Queen made an almost imperceptible movement of the head to Madame de. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
And then his eyes glazed, followed by an almost imperceptible slide of his hips. From Wordnik.com. [Two Days Vegas] Reference
These moments tended to be visually imperceptible except perhaps subconsciously. From Wordnik.com. [And then she was gone] Reference
This almost imperceptible symptom, and the rather ill-humored look, foretold a storm. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
To say that light is invisible, however, does not mean that it is wholly imperceptible. From Wordnik.com. [Man or Matter] Reference
The change in his eyes as he came alive would be imperceptible to an outsider. From Wordnik.com. [Breathing] Reference
These moments of terror tended to be visually imperceptible except perhaps subconsciously. From Wordnik.com. [And then she was gone] Reference
The city had lowered her value in imperceptible ways — how did people like Mimi survive here?. From Wordnik.com. [Nan] Reference
At sight of the marshal and those with him, an almost imperceptible tremor went through the pair. From Wordnik.com. [Judith of the Cumberlands] Reference
Slowly, very slowly, Lieutenant Winter, who was in charge, drew the door open by imperceptible degrees. From Wordnik.com. [Army Boys on German Soil Our Doughboys Quelling the Mobs] Reference
Bush's nod to domestic policy was not as perfunctory as Kennedy's almost imperceptible nod was in 1961. From Wordnik.com. [THE NEW MATH: 28 + 35 = 43] Reference
The tilting, which is imperceptible to most riders, compensates for 70 percent of the centrifugal force. From Wordnik.com. [Full Tilt To The Future] Reference
She wondered briefly if he was reading her mind, and after an imperceptible nod he spoke to her directly. From Wordnik.com. [Three Corpse Brunch: Part One] Reference
"You love her very much, then?" demanded the Abbe, slyly, an almost imperceptible smile curving his lips. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
His skin was warm, and the perspiration of the night glittered on his forehead in little imperceptible pearls. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Why then does the immense human suffering of Kashmir occupy such an imperceptible place in our moral imagination?. From Wordnik.com. [Why silence over Kashmir speaks volumes] Reference
Set up was reasonably easy, and the hand-off between networks was seamless and almost imperceptible in our tests. From Wordnik.com. [BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220: First look] Reference
They were separated now by imperceptible yet strong influences, like essences in the air that make one live or die. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
But the rise is much slower than we expected and so slow that it's often imperceptible or nonexistent in any one year. From Wordnik.com. [The Triumph Of The Psycho-Fact] Reference
He must be a broad-natured person, or he will be a mere imperceptible line on the general background of obscure citizens. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865] Reference
He brushed some imperceptible dust from his gray coat-sleeve, and sticking his glass in his eye he surveyed the farmhouse. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine, December 1878] Reference
The economic revival Obama has been describing on the stump is imperceptible in many of the places he's visited this week. From Wordnik.com. [Obama loosens tie along campaign trail to rally Democratic votes] Reference
She leaned forward to discover, at the foot of the flowery hills, the imperceptible point where she had known infinite joys. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Anyhow, if it is, funk will make no difference, so -- one wild scramble over the top, an almost imperceptible pause and then forward. From Wordnik.com. [Norman Ten Hundred A Record of the 1st (Service) Bn. Royal Guernsey Light Infantry] Reference
Surprisingly, this sensory network is located throughout our blood vessels and sweat glands, and is for most people, largely imperceptible. From Wordnik.com. [Daily Dispatch: Mobile Firefox imminent; Insurers pay gamers to oppose Health Plan] Reference
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