What does permeable mean?
Definitions for permeable
ˈpɜr mi ə bəlper·me·able
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Princeton's WordNet
permeableadjective
allowing fluids or gases to pass or diffuse through
"permeable membranes"; "rock that is permeable by water"
Wiktionary
permeableadjective
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.
Etymology: From permeabilis.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Permeableadjective
Such as may be passed through.
Etymology: from permeo, Lat.
The pores of a bladder are not easily permeable by air. Boyle.
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permeable
Permeable refers to a material or substance that allows liquids or gases to pass through it, often due to having pores or openings. This characteristic is often used to describe membranes, soil, rocks, or other similar substances.
Webster Dictionary
Permeableadjective
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
Etymology: [L. permeabilis: cf. F. permable. See Permeate.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of permeable in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of permeable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of permeable in a Sentence
These are permeable borders, you cannot seal them off no matter how hard you try, no matter what high technologies you try to import.
Vaginal tissue isn't like other skin. It's covered in mucous membranes, it's very permeable. It's a direct route to your reproductive organs. We need to be really careful of these products.
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- permeableCatalan, Valencian
- διαπερατόςGreek
- permeableSpanish
- perméableFrench
- tréscaoilteachIrish
- permeávelPortuguese
- проницаемыйRussian
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