as in understandable
capable of being understood
a book that makes the subject of longitude comprehensible to most laymen
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Recent Examples of comprehensible
Kane appreciated how efficiently McMahon distilled the cascades of information on the internet into something comprehensible.
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Belinda Luscombe, TIME, 17 Sep. 2024
Huberman’s ability to present complex ideas in a calm and comprehensible way, along tackling useful topics (improving your sleep, memory, energy levels, etc), has helped grow his podcast into a powerhouse in just three years.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Aug. 2024
According to The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia’s renowned natural history museum, new technology has only increased the need for science illustrators, who can help bring either nanoparticles or galaxies to a comprehensible scale; a handful of colleges have science illustration programs.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 July 2024
Neither candidate appeared to present clear, comprehensible reasons why the other’s debt, taxation and spending negatively affected the economy.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 June 2024
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Belinda Luscombe, TIME, 17 Sep. 2024
Huberman’s ability to present complex ideas in a calm and comprehensible way, along tackling useful topics (improving your sleep, memory, energy levels, etc), has helped grow his podcast into a powerhouse in just three years.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Aug. 2024
According to The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia’s renowned natural history museum, new technology has only increased the need for science illustrators, who can help bring either nanoparticles or galaxies to a comprehensible scale; a handful of colleges have science illustration programs.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 July 2024
Neither candidate appeared to present clear, comprehensible reasons why the other’s debt, taxation and spending negatively affected the economy.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for comprehensible
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“Comprehensible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comprehensible. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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