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impermeable

[ im-pur-mee-uh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. not permeable; impassable.
  2. Chemistry, Geology. (of porous substances, rocks, etc.) not permitting the passage of a fluid through the pores, interstices, etc.


impermeable

/ ɪˈɜːɪəə /

adjective

  1. (of a substance) not allowing the passage of a fluid through interstices; not permeable
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impermeable

/ ĭ-ûŧ-ə-ə /

  1. Relating to a material through which substances, such as liquids or gases, cannot pass. Some substances, such as some types of contact lenses, are permeable to gas but impermeable to liquid.
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Derived Forms

  • ˌˈٲ, noun
  • ˈ𲹲, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·m··i·ٲ ·m···Ա noun
  • ·m·· adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of impermeable1

From the Late Latin word , dating back to 1690–1700. See im- 2, permeable
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Municipal wells typically draw drinking water from hundreds of feet underground, often tapping into aquifers that lie beneath impermeable clay and silt layers called aquitards.

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Some options include expanding natural floodplains and removing impermeable pavement from cities — approaches that allow the soil to absorb more rainfall, lessening flood risk, and at the same time stockpiling water underground for future use.

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It is the fantasy of an impermeable barrier that allows one’s purity to remain unsullied.

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By that they mean, if not quite wiping out the Conservatives, chipping away yet further at what had long seemed impermeable Tory territory primarily in southern England.

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Roberts said that Chiquita Canyon was far behind schedule with the installation of a large impermeable cover, which was intended to suppress odors.

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