Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of pervious is as below...

Pervious :: Pervious (a.) Capable of penetrating or pervading.

Waterproof :: Waterproof (n.) A substance or preparation for rendering cloth, leather, etc., impervious to water..

Transcalent :: Transcalent (a.) Pervious to, or permitting the passage of, heat..

Deafen :: Deafen (v. t.) To render impervious to sound, as a partition or floor, by filling the space within with mortar, by lining with paper, etc..

Pervious :: Pervious (a.) Admitting passage; capable of being penetrated by another body or substance; permeable; as, a pervious soil..

Perviousness :: Perviousness (n.) The quality or state of being pervious; as, the perviousness of glass..

Impenetrably :: Impenetrably (adv.) In an impenetrable manner or state; imperviously.

Star-read :: Starproof (a.) Impervious to the light of the stars; as, a starproof elm..

Intranscalent :: Intranscalent (a.) Impervious to heat; adiathermic.

Puddle :: Puddle (n.) Clay, or a mixture of clay and sand, kneaded or worked, when wet, to render it impervious to water..

Imperviable :: Imperviable (a.) Not pervious; impervious.

Transpicuous :: Transpicuous (a.) Transparent; pervious to the sight.

Pervious :: Pervious (a.) Open; -- used synonymously with perforate, as applied to the nostrils or birds..

Waterproof :: Waterproof (a.) Proof against penetration or permeation by water; impervious to water; as, a waterproof garment; a waterproof roof..

Transparent :: Transparent (a.) Having the property of transmitting rays of light, so that bodies can be distinctly seen through; pervious to light; diaphanous; pellucid; as, transparent glass; a transparent diamond; -- opposed to opaque..

Leachy :: Leachy (a.) Permitting liquids to pass by percolation; not capable of retaining water; porous; pervious; -- said of gravelly or sandy soils, and the like..

Pervial :: Pervial (a.) Pervious.

Puddle :: Puddle (v. t.) To make dense or close, as clay or loam, by working when wet, so as to render impervious to water..

Tan :: Tan (n.) To convert (the skin of an animal) into leather, as by usual process of steeping it in an infusion of oak or some other bark, whereby it is impregnated with tannin, or tannic acid (which exists in several species of bark), and is thus rendered firm, durable, and in some degree impervious to water..

Opaqueness :: Opaqueness (n.) The state or quality of being impervious to light; opacity.

Random Fonts

Most Popular