Definition of pervious

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

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Opaqueness :: Opaqueness (n.) The state or quality of being impervious to light; opacity.
Waterproof :: Waterproof (a.) Proof against penetration or permeation by water; impervious to water; as, a waterproof garment; a waterproof roof..
Opaque :: Opaque (a.) Impervious to the rays of light; not transparent; as, an opaque substance..
Gastight :: Gastight (a.) So tightly fitted as to preclude the escape of gas; impervious to gas.
Opacity :: Opacity (n.) The state of being opaque; the quality of a body which renders it impervious to the rays of light; want of transparency; opaqueness.
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..
Puddle :: Puddle (v. t.) To make dense or close, as clay or loam, by working when wet, so as to render impervious to water..
Star-read :: Starproof (a.) Impervious to the light of the stars; as, a starproof elm..
Stave :: Stave (n.) To render impervious or solid by driving with a calking iron; as, to stave lead, or the joints of pipes into which lead has been run..
Impervious :: Impervious (a.) Not pervious; not admitting of entrance or passage through; as, a substance impervious to water or air..
Imperviable :: Imperviable (a.) Not pervious; impervious.
Impenetrably :: Impenetrably (adv.) In an impenetrable manner or state; imperviously.
Perviousness :: Perviousness (n.) The quality or state of being pervious; as, the perviousness of glass..
Pervious :: Pervious (a.) Capable of being penetrated, or seen through, by physical or mental vision..
Pervious :: Pervious (a.) Open; -- used synonymously with perforate, as applied to the nostrils or birds..
Transcalent :: Transcalent (a.) Pervious to, or permitting the passage of, heat..
Puddle :: Puddle (v. t.) To make impervious to liquids by means of puddle; to apply puddle to.
Pervial :: Pervial (a.) Pervious.
Intranscalent :: Intranscalent (a.) Impervious to heat; adiathermic.
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..
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