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Impermeable definition

ĭm-pûrmē-ə-bəl
Not permeable; not permitting fluids to pass through it; impenetrable.
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Impossible to permeate.

An impermeable membrane; an impermeable border.

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The definition of impermeable is not able to be broken through, or not allowing fluids to pass through.

An example of something impermeable is a zip-closure plastic bag.

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Relating to a material through which substances, such as liquids or gases, cannot pass. Some substances, such as some types of contact lenses, are permeable to gas but impermeable to liquid.
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Not allowing passage, especially of liquids; waterproof.
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Impossible to permeate.
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Origin of impermeable

  • From French imperméable, from Latin impermeābilis, from im- + permeābilis (“permeable”).

    From Wiktionary

Impermeable Sentence Examples

  • Thus in the western mountain districts of Great Britain, largely composed of nearly impermeable rocks more Lion.

  • The surface of the earth is rarely impermeable, and the structure of the rocks largely determines the direction of flow of so much of the rainfall as sinks into the ground and is not evaporated.

  • It is now a requirement to use virtually impermeable Film in methyl bromide treatments.

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