Definition of pervious

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Pervious (a.) Capable of being penetrated, or seen through, by physical or mental vision..

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Impervious :: Impervious (a.) Not pervious; not admitting of entrance or passage through; as, a substance impervious to water or air..
Pervious :: Pervious (a.) Capable of being penetrated, or seen through, by physical or mental vision..
Transcalent :: Transcalent (a.) Pervious to, or permitting the passage of, heat..
Waterproof :: Waterproof (v. t.) To render impervious to water, as cloth, leather, etc..
Star-read :: Starproof (a.) Impervious to the light of the stars; as, a starproof elm..
Waterproof :: Waterproof (a.) Proof against penetration or permeation by water; impervious to water; as, a waterproof garment; a waterproof roof..
Pervial :: Pervial (a.) Pervious.
Opaqueness :: Opaqueness (n.) The state or quality of being impervious to light; opacity.
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..
Impenetrably :: Impenetrably (adv.) In an impenetrable manner or state; imperviously.
Pervious :: Pervious (a.) Capable of penetrating or pervading.
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.
Puddle :: Puddle (n.) Clay, or a mixture of clay and sand, kneaded or worked, when wet, to render it impervious to water..
Gastight :: Gastight (a.) So tightly fitted as to preclude the escape of gas; impervious to gas.
Sunrise :: Sunproof (a.) Impervious to the rays of the sun.
Opaque :: Opaque (a.) Impervious to the rays of light; not transparent; as, an opaque substance..
Pervious :: Pervious (a.) Open; -- used synonymously with perforate, as applied to the nostrils or birds..
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..
Transpicuous :: Transpicuous (a.) Transparent; pervious to the sight.
Perviousness :: Perviousness (n.) The quality or state of being pervious; as, the perviousness of glass..
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