Permeable - English meaning

Permeable – definitions in English dictionary

adjective
(of a material or membrane) allowing liquids or gases to pass through it.
Usage examples:
A frog's skin is permeable to water
Synonims:
Porous Pervious Penetrable Spongy Absorbent Absorptive

adjective
Allowing liquids or gases to go through

Permeable translation into English

Permeable: translate from English into Chinese

透水

Permeable: translate from English into Dutch

Doorlaatbaar, Doordringbaar

Permeable: translate from English into French

Perméable, Pénétrable

Permeable: translate from English into German

Durchlässig, Permeabel, Durchdringbar

Permeable: translate from English into Hindi

प्रवेश के योग्य, भेद्य, प्रवेश्य, व्‍याप्‍य, प्रसरणशील, पारगम्य

Permeable: translate from English into Italian

Permeabile, Penetrabile

Permeable: translate from English into Korean

투과성, 침투할 수 있는, 투과할 수 있는

Permeable: translate from English into Russian

Проницаемый, Проходимый

Permeable: translate from English into Spanish

Permeable

Word origin

late Middle English: from Latin permeabilis, from permeare ‘pass through’ (see permeate).

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Permeable – similar words

permeableness

noun
Permeability.

Permeableness - all meanings in English

Permeable synonims

absorbent

adjective
(of a material) able to soak up liquid easily.
Usage examples:
Absorbent kitchen paper

noun
A substance that soaks up liquid easily.
Usage examples:
There was a bit of a leak from the tanker so we put absorbents down to soak up the spillage, of abo…

adjective
Able to take in liquids esp. through the surface
Usage examples:
Absorbent paper towels

Absorbent - all meanings in English

absorptive

adjective
Capable of absorbing energy, a liquid, or another substance.
Usage examples:
Material having a high absorptive capacity

adjective
Able to take liquids or other substances in through a surface and to hold them
Usage examples:
The compound is formed so that it can enable uptake by absorptive cells., the absorptive surfaces o…

Absorptive - all meanings in English

penetrable

adjective
Allowing things to pass through; permeable.
Usage examples:
The outer membrane is penetrable

adjective
If a place or substance is penetrable, you can move into it or through it
Usage examples:
The riverside bushes were certainly very thick, but the undergrowth behind was evidently penetrable…

Penetrable - all meanings in English

pervious

adjective
(of a substance) allowing water to pass through; permeable.
Usage examples:
Pervious rocks

Pervious - all meanings in English

porous

adjective
(of a rock or other material) having minute interstices through which liquid or air may pass.
Usage examples:
Layers of porous limestones

Porous - all meanings in English

spongy

adjective
Like a sponge, especially in being porous, compressible, or absorbent.
Usage examples:
A soft, spongy blanket of moss

adjective
Soft and able to absorb a lot of liquid
Usage examples:
The ground was damp and spongy.

Spongy - all meanings in English

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