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Webster 1913 Edition


Permeable

Per′me-a-ble

,
Adj.
[L.
permeabilis
: cf. F.
perméable
. See
Permeate
.]
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.
[L.permeo; per and meo, to pass or glide.]
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


perméable

perméable

See also: permeable

French

Adjective

perméable m, f (plural perméables)

  1. permeable

Antonyms