IMPERMEABLE


Meaning of IMPERMEABLE in English

/ ɪmˈpɜːmiəbl; NAmE -ˈpɜːrm-/ adjective

impermeable (to sth) ( technical ) not allowing a liquid or gas to pass through

OPP permeable

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WORD ORIGIN

late 17th cent.: from French imperméable , or from late Latin impermeabilis , from in- not + permeabilis (from permeare pass through, from per- through + meare pass, go).

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