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penetrable |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Penetrable \Pen"e*tra*ble\, a. [L. penetrabilus: cf F. p['e]n['e]trable.] Capable of being penetrated, entered, or pierced. Used also figuratively. And pierce his only penetrable part --Dryden. I am not made of stones, But penetrable to your kind entreats. --Shak. -- {Pen"e*tra*ble*ness}, n. -- {Pen"e*tra*bly}, adv From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: penetrable adj 1: admitting of penetration or passage into or through "a penetrable wall"; "penetrable defenses" [ant: {impenetrable}] 2: capable of being penetrated; "penetrable defenses"
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