Permeable

['pɜːmɪəb(ə)l] or ['pɝmɪəbl]

Definition

(adj.) allowing fluids or gases to pass or diffuse through; 'permeable membranes'; 'rock that is permeable by water' .

Checker: Vivian--From WordNet

Definition

(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.

Typed by Laverne

Synonyms and Synonymous

a. Pervious, penetrable.

Edited by Lenore

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Penetrable, pervadible, percolable

ANT:Impenetrable, impermeable

Edited by Denny