different between outer vs observable
outer
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?a?t?/, [?a???]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?a?t?/
- Rhymes: -a?t?(?)
- Homophone: outta (in some accents)
Etymology 1
From Middle English outre, outer, outter, uttre, from Old English ?tre, ?tera, ?terra (“outer”), equivalent to out +? -er. Compare German äußere (“outer”), Danish ydre (“outer”), Swedish yttre (“outer”), Icelandic ytri (“outer”).
Adjective
outer (comparative (rare) outermore, superlative outermost)
- Outside; external.
- Farther from the centre of the inside.
Antonyms
- inner
Translations
Noun
outer (plural outers)
- An outer part.
- (sports) An uncovered section of the seating at a stadium or sportsground.
- (military, firearms) The 4th circle on a target, outside the inner and magpie.
- A shot which strikes the outer of a target.
- (retail) The smallest single unit sold by wholesalers to retailers, usually one retail display box.
- We ordered two cartons with twelve outers in each.
Translations
Derived terms
- outer space
- outerness
Etymology 2
out (verb) +? -er (“agent suffix”)
Noun
outer (plural outers)
- Someone who admits to something publicly.
- Someone who outs another.
- 2002, Simon Gage, Lisa Richards, Howard Wilmot, Queer: The Ultimate User's Guide (page 88)
- From the early 90s, these were some of the fiercest debates raging in the gay press and in gay and straight bars worldwide as blabbermouths blabbed, sometimes just for the sheer hell of it, and gay celebrities ran for cover or bit the bullet and pipped the outers to the post.
- 2002, Simon Gage, Lisa Richards, Howard Wilmot, Queer: The Ultimate User's Guide (page 88)
- One who puts out, ousts, or expels.
- An ouster; dispossession.
- (Britain, politics) One who supports leaving the European Union.
Synonyms
- (One who supports leaving the EU): Brexiter
- (One who outs others): See Thesaurus:informant
Antonyms
- (One who supports leaving the EU): inner
Anagrams
- Toure, outre, outré, rouet, route, utero-
German
Adjective
outer
- inflection of out:
- strong/mixed nominative masculine singular
- strong genitive/dative feminine singular
- strong genitive plural
outer From the web:
- what outer banks character are you
- what outer planets have rings
- what outer planet is closest to the sun
- what outer core made of
- what outer planets have in common
- what outer space looks like
- what outer aesthetic am i
- what outerwear to wear with a formal dress
observable
English
Etymology
observe +? -able
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?b?z??(?)v?b?l/
Adjective
observable (comparative more observable, superlative most observable)
- Able to be observed.
- Deserving to be observed; worth regarding; remarkable.
Synonyms
- (able to be observed): noticeable, perceivable; see also Thesaurus:perceptible
- (deserving to be observed): eminent, noteworthy; see also Thesaurus:notable
Translations
Noun
observable (plural observables)
- (physics) Any physical property that can be observed and measured directly and not derived from other properties
- Temperature is an observable but entropy is derived.
- In quantum mechanics, observables correspond to Hermitian operators. Also, they act a lot like random variables. Taking their expected value one may recover something resembling a classical observable.
Translations
French
Etymology
observer +? -able
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?p.s??.vabl/
Adjective
observable (plural observables)
- observable
- Antonym: inobservable
Derived terms
- observabilité
Related terms
- observance
- observant
- observateur
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin observ?bilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /obse??bable/, [o??.se????a.??le]
Adjective
observable (plural observables)
- observable
- Antonym: inobservable
Related terms
References
- “observable” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
observable From the web:
- what observable cellular process explains
- what observable features in trypanosoma
- what observable universe means
- what observable in angular
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