permeable.
Able to be permeated; absorbing or allowing the passage of fluids.
Meaning & usage
Able to be permeated; absorbing or allowing the passage of fluids.
permeable strata
Rainwater sinks through permeable rock to form an underground reservoir.
Allowing the passage of persons, information, or other things, especially when such passage occurs despite hopes or expectations otherwise.
permeable borders
permeable boundaries
Where this word comes from
From Middle English permeable, permiable, from Latin permeābilis.
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