impermeable (HyperDic hyper-dictionary) (English)

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English 1 sense of the word *impermeable*:
ADJECTIVE	all	impermeable	preventing especially liquids / liquids to pass or diffuse through

Englishimpermeable: 1 sense adjective 1
Meaning	preventing especially liquids / liquids to pass or diffuse through.
Examples	"impermeable stone" "an impermeable layer of scum" "a coat impermeable to rain"
Narrower	retentive	Having the power, capacity, or quality of retaining water
Narrower	water-repellent, water-resistant	hindering the penetration of water
See also	impervious, imperviable	not admitting of passage / passage or capable of being affected
See also	tight	Of such close construction as to be impermeable
Opposite	permeable	Allowing fluids or gases to pass or diffuse through
Spanish	impermeable
Catalan	impermeable
Nouns	impermeability, impermeableness	the property of something that cannot be pervaded by a liquid / liquid

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