penetrant

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See also: pénétrant

English

Adjective

penetrant (comparative more penetrant, superlative most penetrant)

  1. That penetrates; piercing.
    • 1952, Vincent Sheean, Rage of the Soul, page 82:
      Young Bob's oddly penetrant voice was raised, to his father's uneasiness, in opposition to Grayson, and thus providentially deflected the ordeal from Charles.

Noun

penetrant (plural penetrants)

  1. Something, especially a liquid, that penetrates.

Anagrams

Catalan

Verb

penetrant

  1. gerund of penetrar

Dutch

Etymology

Likely borrowed from French pénétrant.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌpeː.nəˈtrɑnt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: pe‧ne‧trant
  • Rhymes: -ɑnt

Adjective

penetrant (comparative penetranter, superlative penetrantst)

  1. pungent, penetrating (of smells)

Declension

Declension of penetrant
uninflected penetrant
inflected penetrante
comparative penetranter
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial penetrant penetranter het penetrantst
het penetrantste
indefinite m./f. sing. penetrante penetrantere penetrantste
n. sing. penetrant penetranter penetrantste
plural penetrante penetrantere penetrantste
definite penetrante penetrantere penetrantste
partitive penetrants penetranters

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French pénétrant.

Pronunciation

Adjective

penetrant (strong nominative masculine singular penetranter, comparative penetranter, superlative am penetrantesten)

  1. (of a sound, voice, etc.) piercing
  2. (of a smell, etc.) penetrating
  3. pushy, obtrusive

Declension

Further reading

  • penetrant” in Duden online
  • penetrant” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Latin

Verb

penetrant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of penetrō

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French pénétrant.

Adjective

penetrant m or n (feminine singular penetrantă, masculine plural penetranți, feminine and neuter plural penetrante)

  1. penetrating

Declension