Detectable and Known

Detectable

Detectable adjective - Able to be perceived by a sense or by the mind.

Known and detectable are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Known" instead an adjective "Detectable".

Known

Known adjective - Apprehended with certainty.

Detectable and known are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Detectable" instead an adjective "Known".

Nearby Words: know, knowing

Both words in one sentence

  • Frickin' Laser Beams Their arrival point and time are known (this is a feature of this 'verse's FTL tech, which creates a detectable "footprint" long before arrival), so all civilians in the vicinity are ordered to evacuate.
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