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imperviousness
(encz) | imperviousness,nepropustnost n: Zdeněk Brož |
Imperviousness
(gcide) | Impervious \Im*per"vi*ous\, a. [L. impervius; pref. im- not +
per through + via way. See Voyage.]
Not pervious; not admitting of entrance or passage through;
as, a substance impervious to water or air.
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This gulf impassable, impervious. --Milton.
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The minds of these zealots were absolutely impervious.
--Macaulay.
Syn: Impassable; pathless; impenetrable; imperviable;
impermeable. -- Im*per"vi*ous*ly, adv. --
Im*per"vi*ous*ness, n.
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imperviousness
(wn) | imperviousness
n 1: the quality of being impenetrable (by people or light or
missiles etc.) [syn: impenetrability, imperviousness]
[ant: penetrability, perviousness] |
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Imperviousness
(gcide) | Impervious \Im*per"vi*ous\, a. [L. impervius; pref. im- not +
per through + via way. See Voyage.]
Not pervious; not admitting of entrance or passage through;
as, a substance impervious to water or air.
[1913 Webster]
This gulf impassable, impervious. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
The minds of these zealots were absolutely impervious.
--Macaulay.
Syn: Impassable; pathless; impenetrable; imperviable;
impermeable. -- Im*per"vi*ous*ly, adv. --
Im*per"vi*ous*ness, n.
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