permeable
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mi adjective
capable of being permeated.
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permeable (ˈpɜːmɪəbəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| capable of being permeated, esp by liquids | |
| [C15: from Late Latin permeābilis, from Latin permeāre to pervade; see | |
| 'permeableness | |
| —n | |
| 'permeably | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
permeable
early 15c., from L. permeabilis "that can be passed through, passable," from L. permeare "to pass through," from per- "through" + meare "to pass," from PIE base *mei-/*moi- "to change" (see mutable).
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Medical Dictionary
permeable per·me·a·ble (pûr'mē-ə-bəl)
adj.
That can be permeated or penetrated, especially by liquids or gases.
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Science Dictionary
| permeable (pûr'mē-ə-bəl) Pronunciation Key
Capable of being passed through or permeated, especially by liquids or gases. |
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Example sentences
Perhaps this is the first bridge ever built to be selectively permeable.
We proposed swales, shallow channels to minimize and slow runoff, and permeable pavers to absorb the water.
It can wall off the permeable, the mysterious, everything you don't already know.
In effect, the boundary between the land of the living and the second kingdom of the afterlife was surprisingly permeable.
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