imperceptible
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The wires are nearly imperceptible, and extra heating elements around the edges ensure most of the mattress surface is heated—something many heated blankets don’t always achieve.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
"Traditionally, the intense heat of firing destroys any biological residue. However, our technique has been able to reveal fingerprint ridges that would otherwise remain imperceptible."
From Science Daily • Nov. 2, 2025
The hum of the electric motor is imperceptible, and it is only at speed that the sound of the rolling wheels on the road breaks through.
From BBC • Sep. 3, 2025
The weirdly urgent task lies in asking ourselves whether we have become unwitting accomplices in the imperceptible attempts to make some people unseeable, and why we might be willing to accept that.
From Slate • May 21, 2025
Henry, by the door, gave me a small nod and a smile, nearly imperceptible.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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