permeable Antonyms

Meaning of permeable

Wordnet

permeable (a)

allowing fluids or gases to pass or diffuse through

Webster

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.

FAQs About the word permeable

allowing fluids or gases to pass or diffuse throughCapable of being permeated, or passed through; yielding passage; passable; penetrable; -- used especially of

penetrable, porous, absorbent,pervious,passable, breathable

impenetrable,impermeable, impenetrable, impassable, impervious, impassable, impermeable, impervious, dense, impassible

The soil's permeability allowed water to seep through effortlessly.

The permeable membrane allowed certain molecules to pass through while blocking others.

The porosity and permeability of the rock influenced its ability to transmit fluids.

The impermeable layer beneath the soil prevented water from infiltrating.