Associations to the word «Permeable»

Wiktionary

PERMEABLE, adjective. Of or relating to substance, substrate, membrane or material that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids.

Dictionary definition

PERMEABLE, adjective. Allowing fluids or gases to pass or diffuse through; "permeable membranes"; "rock that is permeable by water".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.