permeable

permeable

See also: perméable

English

Etymology

From Middle French perméable, from Latin permeābilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɜː(ɹ)miəbəl/

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Adjective

permeable (comparative more permeable, superlative most permeable)

1. absorbing or allowing the passage of fluids

   Rainwater sinks through permeable rock to form an underground reservoir.

   Synonym: water-permeable

   Antonym: impermeable

Related terms

• nonpermeable
• permeability

 

Translations

that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids

Bulgarian: пропусклив (propuskliv), промокаем (bg) (promokaem) Catalan: permeable (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: 可滲透的／可渗透的 (kě shèntòu de), 透水的 (tòushuǐ de) Czech: savý, propustný, prostupný (cs) Dutch: doordringbaar (nl) Finnish: läpäisevä (fi) French: perméable (fr) m or f Galician: permeable (gl) m or f Greek: διαπερατός (el) m (diaperatós) Irish: tréscaoilteach Polish: przemakalny (pl) Portuguese: permeável (pt) Romanian: permeabil (ro) Russian: проницаемый (ru) (pronicajemyj), пропускающий (ru) (propuskajuščij), дышащий (ru) (dyšaščij) Spanish: permeable

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin permeābilis.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /pəɾ.meˈa.blə/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /pər.meˈa.blə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /peɾ.meˈa.ble/

Adjective

permeable (masculine and feminine plural permeables)

1. permeable

   Antonym: impermeable

Related terms

• permeabilitat

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin permeābilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peɾmeˈable/ [peɾ.meˈa.β̞le]
• Rhymes: -able
• Syllabification: per‧me‧a‧ble

Adjective

permeable (plural permeables)

1. permeable

   Antonym: impermeable

Derived terms

• impermeable
• permeabilidad
• permeabilizar

Further reading

• “permeable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014