imperviousness
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imperviousness — impervious ► ADJECTIVE 1) not allowing fluid to pass through. 2) (impervious to) unable to be affected by. DERIVATIVES imperviously adverb imperviousness noun … English terms dictionary
Imperviousness — 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,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
imperviousness — noun see impervious … New Collegiate Dictionary
imperviousness — See imperviously. * * * … Universalium
imperviousness — noun The state of being impervious … Wiktionary
imperviousness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The capacity to withstand: immunity, insusceptibility, resistance, unsusceptibility. See RESIST … English dictionary for students
imperviousness — im per·vi·ous·ness || ɪm pÉœrvɪəsnɪs / pÉœËv n. impenetrability, impassability; insusceptibility to harm or injury; quality of being impossible to influence … English contemporary dictionary
imperviousness — im·perviousness … English syllables
imperviousness — noun the quality of being impenetrable (by people or light or missiles etc.) • Syn: ↑impenetrability • Ant: ↑perviousness, ↑penetrability (for: ↑impenetrability) • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
resistance — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. recalcitrance (see resistance); impedance (see hindrance, electronics). II Active opposition Nouns 1. resistance, opposition, oppugnance, renitence, stand, front; recalcitrance, obstinacy; impeding … English dictionary for students
