evanescent vs imponderable

evanescent

adj
  • Barely there; almost imperceptible. 

  • Disappearing, vanishing. 

  • Of an oscillating electric or magnetic field: not propagating as an electromagnetic wave but having its energy spatially concentrated in the vicinity of its source. 

  • Of a number or value: diminishing to the point of reaching zero as a limit; infinitesimal. 

  • Ephemeral, fleeting, momentary. 

  • Of plant parts: shed after a period. 

imponderable

adj
  • Difficult or impossible to comprehend or evaluate. 

  • Not ponderable; without sensible or appreciable weight; incapable of being weighed. 

noun
  • An imponderable question. 

  • A factor that cannot be anticipated. 

  • An imponderable substance or body; specifically, in the plural, a name formerly applied to heat, light, electricity, and magnetism. 

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