permeable

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See also: perméable

English

Etymology

From Middle English permeable, permiable, from Latin permeābilis.[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

permeable (comparative more permeable, superlative most permeable)

  1. Able to be permeated; absorbing or allowing the passage of fluids.
    Synonym: water-permeable
    Antonyms: impermeable, impervious, nonpermeable
    permeable strata
    Rainwater sinks through permeable rock to form an underground reservoir.
    • 1948, Publications of the National Bureau of Standards, page 213:
      One hundred thirty-one small, highly permeable masonry wall specimens built of concrete blocks or of bricks were treated with cement-water paints or with other waterproofings.
  3. (by extension) Allowing the passage of persons, information, or other things, especially when such passage occurs despite hopes or expectations otherwise.
    Synonym: penetrable
    Antonyms: impermeable, impenetrable, nonpermeable
    permeable borders
    permeable boundaries

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References

  1. ^ “permeable, adj.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin permeābilis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

permeable m or f (masculine and feminine plural permeables)

  1. permeable
    Antonym: impermeable

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin permeābilis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /peɾmeˈable/
  • Rhymes: -able
  • Syllabification: per‧me‧a‧ble

Adjective

permeable m or f (masculine and feminine plural permeables)

  1. permeable
    Antonym: impermeable

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