imperceptible

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The installation aims to create what scientists call “impossible colors” — imperceptible to the eye and brain — between the hues of the threads.

From Washington Post

“We didn’t really know what it looked like. Daniel said ‘cheese’ and we said OK,” Bill says, with an almost imperceptible shrug.

From Seattle Times

For minutes on end the camera observes the intimate play of hands on flesh, skirting the imperceptible boundaries between the therapeutic, the transactional and the sexual.

From Los Angeles Times

These creatures are either imperceptible to the human subjects or simply tolerated — manifestations of pure id, destructive tendencies barely suppressed, and ghosts that hang in the air.

From New York Times

Benjamin got off to a strong start but said he mistimed his steps before the fourth hurdle, a nearly imperceptible mistake that slowed his momentum and proved costly.

From New York Times