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TOEFL BNC: 33124 COCA: 26837

impermeable

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impermeable /ɪmˈpɚmijəbəl/ adjective
impermeable
/ɪmˈpɚmijəbəl/
adjective
Learner's definition of IMPERMEABLE
[more impermeable; most impermeable] technical
: not allowing something (such as a liquid) to pass through防渗的;(液体等)不能透过的

— impermeability

/ɪmˌpɚmijəˈbɪləti/ noun [noncount]
TOEFL BNC: 33124 COCA: 26837

impermeable

adjective

im·​per·​me·​able (ˌ)im-ˈpər-mē-ə-bəl How to pronounce impermeable (audio)
: not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance
broadly : impervious

Example Sentences

an impermeable layer of rock a fabric impermeable to moisture
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Word History

Etymology

Late Latin impermeabilis, from Latin in- + Late Latin permeabilis permeable

First Known Use

1661, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of impermeable was in 1661
TOEFL BNC: 33124 COCA: 26837

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