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IMPERMEABILITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The property of something that cannot be pervaded by a liquid
Synonyms:
impermeability; impermeableness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("impermeability" is a kind of...):
solidity; solidness (the consistency of a solid)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "impermeability"):
retention; retentiveness; retentivity (the power of retaining liquid)
nonabsorbency (the property of not being absorbent)
Antonym:
permeability (the property of something that can be pervaded by a liquid (as by osmosis or diffusion))
Derivation:
impermeable (preventing especially liquids to pass or diffuse through)
