Look up: Permeable

1. permeable
   (Green plants as organisms) allowing water to pass through
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2. permeable
   [adj] - allowing (especially liquids) to pass or diffuse through
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3. permeable
   A material that allows water to penetrate through it. Some rock layers, such as chalk, are permeable but water cannot travel through impermeable layers such as clay.
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4. Permeable
   The characteristic of a soil that permits water to move through it at an appreciable rate
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5. permeable
   Of a membrane, allowing a given substance to pass through. Note: When applied to nonbiological membranes with no qualification, the term normally refers to water.
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6. Permeable
   The characteristic of a soil that permits water to move through it at an appreciable rate
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7. Permeable
   Per"me·a·ble adjective [ Latin permeabilis : confer French perméable . See Permeate .] 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. I. Taylor.
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8. permeable
   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. ... Origin: L. Permeabilis: cf. F. Permeable. See Permeate. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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9. permeable
   adjective allowing fluids or gases to pass or diffuse through; `permeable membranes`; `rock that is permeable by water`
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10. permeable
    (pur´me-ә-bәl) allowing passage of a substance.
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11. 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.
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12. permeable
    Permitting the passage of substances (e.g., liquids, gases, heat), as through a membrane or other structure. Syn: pervious [L. permeabilis (see permeate)]
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