penetrable

ˈpɛnɪtrəbl̩

Definition

Definition of penetrable - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

accessibility

Rare

capable of being entered or pierced

Rare

The fortress was not penetrable by any normal means..

permeable

permeable

Rare

allowing things to pass through

Rare

This fabric is penetrable by water but not by oil..

permeable

porous

figurative

Rare

capable of being fully understood

Rare

Her theory was penetrable to all her students.

comprehensible

intelligible

understandable

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Origin of penetrable

Latin, penetrabilis (able to be pierced)

Terms with penetrable included in their meaning

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plunge

immerse

thrust into liquid or penetrable substance

perviousness

permeability

quality of being penetrable or permeable

Examples of penetrable in a sentence

The security system was penetrable due to outdated software.
The penetrable membrane allowed the solution to pass through.
The walls were not penetrable by sound.
The book's concepts were penetrable even to beginners.
His explanation made the complex topic penetrable.

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French:pénétrable, perméable, ...
German:durchdringbar, durchlässig, ...
Italian:penetrabile, permeabile, ...
Spanish:accesible, permeable, ...
Portuguese:penetrável, permeável, ...
Chinese:可进入的, 透水的, ...
Japanese:侵入可能な, 浸透可能な, ...
Arabic:قابِل لِلاِخْتِراق, نَفَّاذ, ...
Hebrew:חָדִיר, בָּרוּר, ...
Russian:проницаемый, пропускающий, ...
Ukrainian:проникний, зрозумілий, ...
Hindi:प्रवेशनीय, समझने योग्य, ...
Bengali:প্রবেশযোগ্য, বোধ্য, ...
Catalan:penetrable, permeable, ...
Czech:proniknutelný, propustný, ...
Danish:gennemtrængelig, permeabel, ...
Dutch:doordringbaar, doorlaatbaar, ...
Greek:διαπερατός, περατός, ...
Hungarian:áthatolható, áteresztő, ...
Khmer:អាចចូល ឬទម្លុះបាន, អាចជ្រាបចូលបាន, ...
Korean:뚫을 수 있는, 투과할 수 있는, ...
Persian:قابل نفوذ, قابل عبور, ...
Polish:przenikalny, przepuszczalny, ...
Portuguese (BR):penetrável, permeável, ...
Romanian:penetrabil, permeabil, ...
Swedish:genomtränglig, permeabel, ...
Thai:เจาะทะลุได้, ซึมผ่านได้, ...
Turkish:delinebilir, geçirgen, ...
Vietnamese:có thể xuyên qua, thấm qua được, ...

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Definition of penetrable - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

Origin of penetrable

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Terms with penetrable included in their meaning

Examples of penetrable in a sentence

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