permeable

ˈpɜrmiəbəl

Definition

Definition of permeable - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

materials

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allowing liquids or gases to pass through

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The soil is permeable to water.

penetrable

pervious

porous

metaphoricalallowing passage of people or information

The border was permeable to refugees.

accessible

penetrable

porous

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selectively permeable

adj.

letting only some things pass through while blocking others

Cell membranes are selectively permeable to ions and molecules.

Origin of permeable

Latin, permeabilis (that can be passed through)

Terms with permeable included in their meaning

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leaked

adj.

permeable

allowing liquid or gas to escape

aquaporin

chemistry

protein forming water-permeable pores in cell membranes

diathermal

adj.

heat transfer

freely permeable by radiant heat

membrane filtration

process

filtration through a permeable or semipermeable membrane

penetrable

adj.

permeable

allowing things to pass through

pervious

adj.

permeable

allowing liquids or gases to pass through

perviousness

permeability

quality of being penetrable or permeable

semipermeable

adj.

biology

selectively permeable especially in biological contexts

Examples of permeable in a sentence

This fabric is permeable, making it ideal for sportswear.
The internet is permeable to misinformation.
Her mind was permeable to new ideas.

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French:perméable, ouvert, ...
German:durchlässig, ...
Italian:permeabile, ...
Spanish:permeable, accesible, ...
Portuguese:permeável, ...
Chinese:可渗透的, 开放的, ...
Japanese:透過性の, 通過可能な, ...
Arabic:نَفَّاذ, قابِل للاختراق, ...
Hebrew:חָדִיר, פָּתוּחַ לְמַעֲבָר, ...
Russian:проницаемый, открытый, ...
Ukrainian:проникний, відкритий, ...
Hindi:पारगम्य, प्रवेशयोग्य, ...
Bengali:ভেদ্য, প্রবেশযোগ্য, ...
Catalan:permeable, transitable, ...
Czech:propustný, průchozí, ...
Danish:permeabel, åben, ...
Dutch:doorlatend, doorlaatbaar, ...
Greek:διαπερατός, διαπεραστικός, ...
Hungarian:áteresztő, átjárható, ...
Khmer:ជ្រាបទឹក, អាចឆ្លងកាត់បាន, ...
Korean:투과성의, 통과할 수 있는, ...
Persian:نفوذپذیر, پذیرای عبور, ...
Polish:przepuszczalny, ...
Portuguese (BR):permeável, ...
Romanian:permeabil, penetrabil, ...
Swedish:genomtränglig, permeabel, ...
Thai:ซึมผ่านได้, ที่อนุญาตให้ผ่าน, ...
Turkish:geçirgen, ...
Vietnamese:thấm, dễ thẩm thấu, ...

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Definition of permeable - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

Expressions with permeable

Origin of permeable

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Terms with permeable included in their meaning

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