impermeable
impermeable
Definition
im·per·meable (im pʉr′mē ə bəl)
adjective
not permeable; not permitting fluids to pass through it; impenetrable
Etymology: LL impermeabilis
impermeable
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- catchment: Generally 5-month totals are close to long term minima in impermeable catchments across much of the country.
- membrane: A videogame character is the impermeable, infinitely thin membrane that lets you swim in the digital world.
- clay: Fish ponds were dug in the impermeable clay in the lower part of the site.
- layer: Protection of ground water at the landfill site is relatively easily achieved by an impermeable polymer layer below the site.
- barrier: This may either consist of a natural impermeable clay barrier or more frequently on modern sites, may also include a flexible membrane liner.
- surface: The impermeable surface of the paved streets increased runoff.
Modifying Another Word
- virtually: It is now a requirement to use Virtually Impermeable Film in methyl bromide treatments.
- relatively: This gray and relatively impermeable Chalk was the main tunneling horizon for the Channel Tunnel.
- almost: The finished surface is almost impermeable, resistant to frost and repeated freeze-thaw cycles.
- completely: Ideal for domestic garages, the finished floor is glossy, seamless, and completely impermeable.
- totally: The finished surface is totally impermeable, resistant to frost and repeated freeze-thaw cycles.
- essentially: It is more likely that dolomitisation fronts formed on the sides of the fault-controlled pathway, with the unaltered marbles remaining essentially impermeable.
Used with adjective complement
- become: The seed coat hardens and becomes impermeable as the seeds ripen.
- make: He points out that many people can avoid illness simply by ensuring that the basement of dwellings is made impermeable to such gases.
- remain: It is more likely that dolomitisation fronts formed on the sides of the fault-controlled pathway, with the unaltered marbles remaining essentially impermeable.
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