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Webster 1913 Edition
Permeable
Per′me-a-ble
,Adj.
Capable of being permeated, or passed through; yielding passage; passable; penetrable; – used especially of substances which allow the passage of fluids;
as, wood is
permeable
to oil; glass is permeable
to light. I. Taylor.
Webster 1828 Edition
Permeable
PER'MEABLE
,Adj.
That may be passed through without rupture or displacement of its parts, as solid matter; applied particularly to substances that admit the passage of fluids. Thus cloth, leather, wood are permeable to water and oil; glass is permeable to light, but not to water.
Definition 2024
permeable
permeable
See also: perméable
English
Adjective
permeable (comparative more permeable, superlative most permeable)
- Of or relating to substance, substrate, membrane or material that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids.
- Rainwater sinks through permeable rock to form an underground reservoir.
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Translations
that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin permeabilis.
Adjective
permeable m, f (masculine and feminine plural permeables)
Antonyms
Related terms
- permeabilitat
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin permeabilis.
Adjective
permeable m, f (plural permeables)