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permeable
[ pur-mee-uh-buhl ]
permeable
/ ˈɜːɪəə /
adjective
- capable of being permeated, esp by liquids
permeable
/ û′ŧ-ə-ə /
- Capable of being passed through or permeated, especially by liquids or gases.
Derived Forms
- ˈ, adverb
- ˈԱ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- m···Ա noun
- m·· adverb
- ԴDz·m·· adjective
- ܲ·m·· adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of permeable1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of permeable1
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Example Sentences
It includes sand and permeable cloth topped with a hybrid carpet of cool-season grass grown in Lake Moses, Wash., trucked to Inglewood, then rolled out in strips four feet wide and 45 feet long.
Sci-fi series mainly about love, whose lead characters fall afoul of quantum physics and permeable realities.
For instance, a membrane that is studded with large holes might be highly permeable, meaning a lot of water can be pumped through using very little energy.
He thinks creating a native habitat in his front yard and installing rain barrels and a permeable driveway in the face of record-breaking heat waves is a good place to start.
What’s under examination is the strange permeable barrier between life and death, and the way it appears to those who are left behind to deal with the fallout.
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What doespermeable mean?
Permeable means able to be penetrated or passed through, especially by a liquid or gas.
The verb permeate means to penetrate, pass through, and often become widespread throughout something. Similar words are pervade and saturate.
Permeate can be used both in the context of the physical spread of something within a space and in more figurative ways. Water permeates the soil. Dye permeates fabric. An idea can permeate someone’s mind. In these cases, the fabric and the mind could be described as permeable.
The adjective permeating describes things that have permeated or have the ability to permeate, as in Social media has become a permeating aspect of our lives.
Example: Permeable surfaces should be sealed to prevent leaks.
Where doespermeable come from?
The first records of the word permeable come from the 1400s. It comes from the Late Latin bilis, from the Latin verb re, meaning “to pass through.”
Things that permeate often pass through some barrier or threshold—physical or otherwise—and then spread out. For this to happen, such barriers, thresholds, and surfaces must be permeable. In physical contexts, this often involves liquids and gases passing through a permeable membrane or surface layer. Permeable can also be applied to physical objects that can absorb intangible things, like flavors or smells.
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What are some other forms related to permeable?
- permeability (noun)
- permeate (verb)
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How ispermeable used in real life?
Permeable is most often used in scientific and technical contexts.
Opportunity of a dedicated streetcar right of way: permeable green surface beautifies and buffers sound.
— Jennifer Keesmaat (@jen_keesmaat)
Map of the Principal Aquifers of the US. An aquifer is a geologic formation, a group of formations, or a part of a formation that contains sufficient saturated permeable material to yield significant quantities of water to wells and springs. Source:
— Simon Kuestenmacher (@simongerman600)
New in Disaster Lit: Fate and Transport of Chemical Warfare Agents VX and HD Across a Permeable Layer of Paint or …
— NLM Disaster Info (@NLM_DIMRC)
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Is permeable used correctly in the following sentence?
To penetrate this material, you need to use a permeable liquid.
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