Permeable

Per′me-a-ble

,

Adj.

[L.

permeabilis

: cf. F.

perméable

. See

Permeate

.]

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.

I. Taylor.

Permeable

PER'MEABLE

,

Adj.

[L.permeo; per and meo, to pass or glide.]

That may be passed through without rupture or displacement of its parts, as solid matter; applied particularly to substances that admit the passage of fluids. Thus cloth, leather, wood are permeable to water and oil; glass is permeable to light, but not to water.

permeable

See also: perméable

English

Adjective

permeable ‎(comparative more permeable, superlative most permeable)

Of or relating to substance, substrate, membrane or material that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids.
Rainwater sinks through permeable rock to form an underground reservoir.