Definition of pervious

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

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Impervious :: Impervious (a.) Not pervious; not admitting of entrance or passage through; as, a substance impervious to water or air..
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..
Puddle :: Puddle (v. t.) To make dense or close, as clay or loam, by working when wet, so as to render impervious to water..
Pervious :: Pervious (a.) Open; -- used synonymously with perforate, as applied to the nostrils or birds..
Pervious :: Pervious (a.) Capable of penetrating or pervading.
Transcalent :: Transcalent (a.) Pervious to, or permitting the passage of, heat..
Perviousness :: Perviousness (n.) The quality or state of being pervious; as, the perviousness of glass..
Star-read :: Starproof (a.) Impervious to the light of the stars; as, a starproof elm..
Pervial :: Pervial (a.) Pervious.
Pervious :: Pervious (a.) Capable of being penetrated, or seen through, by physical or mental vision..
Impenetrable :: Impenetrable (a.) Incapable of being penetrated or pierced; not admitting the passage of other bodies; not to be entered; impervious; as, an impenetrable shield..
Opaqueness :: Opaqueness (n.) The state or quality of being impervious to light; opacity.
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..
Hepatization :: Hepatization (n.) Conversion into a substance resembling the liver; a state of the lungs when gorged with effused matter, so that they are no longer pervious to the air..
Transpicuous :: Transpicuous (a.) Transparent; pervious to the sight.
Impenetrably :: Impenetrably (adv.) In an impenetrable manner or state; imperviously.
Waterproof :: Waterproof (a.) Proof against penetration or permeation by water; impervious to water; as, a waterproof garment; a waterproof roof..
Waterproof :: Waterproof (v. t.) To render impervious to water, as cloth, leather, etc..
Puddle :: Puddle (n.) Clay, or a mixture of clay and sand, kneaded or worked, when wet, to render it impervious to water..
Deafening :: Deafening (n.) The act or process of rendering impervious to sound, as a floor or wall; also, the material with which the spaces are filled in this process; pugging..
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