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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Sunrise :: Sunproof (a.) Impervious to the rays of the sun.
Waterproof :: Waterproof (a.) Proof against penetration or permeation by water; impervious to water; as, a waterproof garment; a waterproof roof..
Puddle :: Puddle (v. t.) To make impervious to liquids by means of puddle; to apply puddle to.
Waterproof :: Waterproof (v. t.) To render impervious to water, as cloth, leather, etc..
Puddle :: Puddle (v. t.) To make dense or close, as clay or loam, by working when wet, so as to render impervious to water..
Transcalent :: Transcalent (a.) Pervious to, or permitting the passage of, heat..
Opaqueness :: Opaqueness (n.) The state or quality of being impervious to light; opacity.
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..
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..
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.
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..
Pervious :: Pervious (a.) Open; -- used synonymously with perforate, as applied to the nostrils or birds..
Waterproof :: Waterproof (n.) A substance or preparation for rendering cloth, leather, etc., impervious to water..
Imperviable :: Imperviable (a.) Not pervious; impervious.
Impermeable :: Impermeable (a.) Not permeable; not permitting passage, as of a fluid. through its substance; impervious; impenetrable; as, India rubber is impermeable to water and to air..
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..
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.
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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