pervious (redirected from Permeability (fluid))

per·vi·ous  (pûrv-s)

adj.

1. Open to passage or entrance; permeable.

2. Open to arguments, ideas, or change; approachable.

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[From Latin pervius : per-, through; see per- + via, way; see wegh- in Indo-European roots.]

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pervi·ous·ly adv.

pervi·ous·ness n.

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pervious [ˈpɜːvɪəs]

adj

1. able to be penetrated; permeable

2. receptive to new ideas; open-minded

[from Latin pervius, from per- (through) + via a way]

perviously  adv

perviousness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

pervious - admitting of passage or entrance; "pervious soil"; "a metal pervious to heat" permeable - allowing fluids or gases to pass or diffuse through; "permeable membranes"; "rock that is permeable by water" imperviable, impervious - not admitting of passage or capable of being affected; "a material impervious to water"; "someone impervious to argument"

Translations

pervious [ˈpɜːvɪəs] ADJ → permeable (to a)

pervious

adj (lit) → durchlässig; (fig) → zugänglich (to für); chalk is pervious (to water) → Kalk ist wasserdurchlässig