The material is permeable to light.
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Permeable
//ˈpɜːmiəbəl//
Synonyms for "permeable" (10 found)
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7 entriesderived from
4 entriesrelated to
3 entriessimilar
6 entriesTranslations
28 translations across 19 languages.
Afrikaans
2 entries- deurdringbaar adj (that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids)
- deurlaatbaar adj (that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids)
Bulgarian
4 entries- промокаем adj (that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids)
- проницаем adj (that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids)
- пропускащ adj (that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids)
- пропусклив adj (that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids)
Catalan
1 entries- permeable adj (that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 可滲透的 /可渗透的 adj (that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids)
- 透水的 adj (that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids)
Czech
3 entries- propustný adj (that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids)
- prostupný adj (that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids)
- savý adj (that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids)
Dutch
1 entries- doordringbaar adj (that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids)
Finnish
1 entries- läpäisevä adj (that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids)
French
1 entries- perméable adj (that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids)
Galician
1 entries- permeable adj (that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids)
Greek
1 entries- διαπερατός adj (that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids)
Irish
1 entries- tréscaoilteach adj (that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids)
Latin
1 entries- permeābilis adj (that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids)
Lithuanian
1 entries- pralaidus adj (that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids)
Polish
1 entries- przemakalny adj (that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids)
Portuguese
1 entries- permeável adj (that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids)
Romanian
1 entries- permeabil adj (that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids)
Russian
3 entries- дышащий adj (that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids)
- проницаемый adj (that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids)
- пропускающий adj (that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids)
Spanish
1 entries- permeable adj (that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids)
Swedish
1 entries- genomsläpplig adj (that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids)
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
The runoff ended up infiltrating into the permeable soil.
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permeable strata
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Rainwater sinks through permeable rock to form an underground reservoir.
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