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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Puddle :: Puddle (v. t.) To make impervious to liquids by means of puddle; to apply puddle to.
Adiathermic :: Adiathermic (a.) Not pervious to heat.
Impervious :: Impervious (a.) Not pervious; not admitting of entrance or passage through; as, a substance impervious to water or air..
Pack :: Pack (n.) To render impervious, as by filling or surrounding with suitable material, or to fit or adjust so as to move without giving passage to air, water, or steam; as, to pack a joint; to pack the piston of a steam engine..
Transcalent :: Transcalent (a.) Pervious to, or permitting the passage of, heat..
Pervious :: Pervious (a.) Admitting passage; capable of being penetrated by another body or substance; permeable; as, a pervious soil..
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.
Pervious :: Pervious (a.) Capable of being penetrated, or seen through, by physical or mental vision..
Transpicuous :: Transpicuous (a.) Transparent; pervious to the sight.
Puddling :: Puddling (n.) The process of working clay, loam, pulverized ore, etc., with water, to render it compact, or impervious to liquids; also, the process of rendering anything impervious to liquids by means of puddled material..
Pervial :: Pervial (a.) Pervious.
Waterproof :: Waterproof (a.) Proof against penetration or permeation by water; impervious to water; as, a waterproof garment; a waterproof roof..
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..
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..
Waterproof :: Waterproof (v. t.) To render impervious to water, as cloth, leather, etc..
Opaque :: Opaque (a.) Impervious to the rays of light; not transparent; as, an opaque substance..
Puddle :: Puddle (n.) Clay, or a mixture of clay and sand, kneaded or worked, when wet, to render it impervious to water..
Opaqueness :: Opaqueness (n.) The state or quality of being impervious to light; opacity.
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..
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