SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
impermeable
adjective
Not allowing a substance to pass through.
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Not allowing passage
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Usage distinction
Return to topImpermeability is relative to a substance and conditions; a waterproof material need not block every gas or liquid.
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The impermeable covering kept the paper models dry.
The tank's glass divider was impermeable to the colored water in the stated trial, allowing none to pass through the partition.
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