PERMISSIBLE


Meaning of PERMISSIBLE in English

I. pə(r)ˈmisəbəl adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin permissibilis, from Latin permiss us (past participle of permittere to permit) + -ibilis -ible — more at permit

1. : that may be permitted : allowable , admissible

permissible error

permissible dose

maximum permissible exposure to radiation

always permissible in a crisis but now a regular practice — John Buchan

2.

a. of an explosive : permitted by law to be owned, purchased, or sold

b. : approved by the Federal Bureau of Mines for use in gaseous coal mines

• per·mis·si·ble·ness noun -es

II. noun

( -s )

: a permissible explosive

sales of permissibles and other high explosives — U.S.Daily

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