That can be permeated or penetrated, especially by liquids or gases: permeable membranes; rock that is permeable by water.
permeably per'me·a·bly adv.
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per·me·a·ble (pûr'mē-ə-bəl) ![]() |
That can be permeated or penetrated, especially by liquids or gases: permeable membranes; rock that is permeable by water.
permeably per'me·a·bly adv.| 5min Related Video: permeable |
| Antonyms: permeable |
Definition: absorbent, penetrable
Antonyms: impenetrable, impermeable, watertight
| Geography Dictionary: permeable |
In geomorphology, allowing water to pass through along bedding planes, cracks, fissures, and joints, and through rock pores. Permeable rocks also have the capacity to be saturated by water.
| Translations: Permeable |
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - gennemtrængelig
Nederlands (Dutch)
waterdoorlatend
Français (French)
adj. - perméable
Deutsch (German)
adj. - durchlässig
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (δια)περατός
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - permeável
Русский (Russian)
негерметичный
Español (Spanish)
adj. - permeable
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - genomtränglig
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
有浸透性的, 能透过的
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 有浸透性的, 能透過的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 삼투[투과]할 수 있는, 투과성[삼투성]의
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 透過性の, 浸透される, 浸透性の
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) نفاذ, منفذ, قابل للنفاذ
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - חדיר, ניתן לחלחול
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