About The Word Impermeable

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Impermeable

Impermeable Meaning & Definition
Impermeable Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Impermeable?

[adj] preventing especially liquids to pass or diffuse through; "impermeable stone"; "an impermeable layer of scum"; "a coat impermeable to rain"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Impermeable: rubber | rubberised | rubberized | water-repellent | water-resistant

Related Terms | Find terms related to Impermeable: close | closed | close-knit | close-textured | close-woven | compact | compacted | compressed | concentrated | concrete | condensed | congested | consolidated | crammed | crammed full | crowded | dense | firm | gluey | hard | heavy | hermetic | holeproof | impassable | impenetrable | impervious | jammed | jam-packed | massive | nonporous | nonpuncturable | packed | punctureproof | sealed | serried | solid | substantial | thick | thick-growing | thickset | unpassable | unperforable | unpierceable | viscid | viscose | viscous

See Also | imperviable | impervious | tight

Impermeable In Webster's Dictionary

\Im*per"me*a*ble\, a. [Pref. im- not + permeable: cf. F. imperm['e]able, L. impermeabilis.] Not permeable; not permitting passage, as of a fluid. through its substance; impervious; impenetrable; as, India rubber is impermeable to water and to air. -- {Im*per"me*a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Im*per"me*a*bly}, adv.

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