NOUN | attribute | impermeability, impermeableness | the property of something that cannot be pervaded by a liquid / liquid |
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Meaning | The property of something that cannot be pervaded by a liquid / liquid. | |
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Synonym | impermeableness | |
Narrower | nonabsorbency | The property of not being absorbent |
retentiveness, retentivity, retention | The power of retaining liquid | |
Broader | solidity, solidness | The consistency of a solid |
Opposite | permeability, permeableness | The property of something that can be pervaded by a liquid / liquid (as by osmosis or diffusion) |
Spanish | impermeabilidad | |
Catalan | impermeabilitat | |
Adjectives | impermeable | preventing especially liquids / liquids to pass or diffuse through |
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