Permeable

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. That can be permeated or penetrated, especially by liquids or gases: permeable membranes; rock that is permeable by water.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Of or relating to substance, substrate, membrane or material that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Capable of being permeated, or passed through; yielding passage; passable; penetrable; -- used especially of substances which allow the passage of fluids
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • That may be permeated; capable of being passed through without rupture or displacement of parts: noting particularly substances that permit the passage of fluids.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. allowing fluids or gases to pass or diffuse through
    • Equivalent
    porous    semipermeable   
    Antonym
    impermeable   
    Cross Reference
    nonpermeable    permeability   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    passable    penetrable    pervious    water-permeable   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    semipermeable    mind-wiped    traversable    impermeable    tympanic   
     
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