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Meaning of 'permeable' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Permeable [ a.]
- Capable of being permeated, or passed through; yielding passage; passable; penetrable; -- used especially of substances which allow the passage of fluids; as, wood is permeable to oil; glass is permeable to light.

Meaning of 'permeable' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . permeable [ a]
Meaning (1):
- allowing fluids or gases to pass or diffuse through
Example in sentence:
  • permeable membranes;
  • rock that is permeable by water

Nearby Words:

per per- peract peracute peradventure peraeopod peragrate peragration perambulate perambulated

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