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Definition of Penetrability
1. Noun. The quality of being penetrable (by people or light or missiles etc.).
Generic synonyms: Quality
Antonyms: Impenetrability, Imperviousness
Derivative terms: Penetrable, Penetrable, Pervious
Definition of Penetrability
1. n. The quality of being penetrable; susceptibility of being penetrated, entered, or pierced.
Definition of Penetrability
1. Noun. The extent to which something is penetrable ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Penetrability
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Penetrability
Literary usage of Penetrability
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Positive Philosophy of Auguste Comte by Auguste Comte, Harriet Martineau (1893)
"As to penetrability, while „ , ,.... partly depending on the state of aggregation
of bodies, it depends much more on the state of their surfaces,— on colour ..."
2. Monographic Medicine by Albion Walter Hewlett, Henry Leopold Elsner (1916)
"Properties of Rontgen Rays (a) penetrability of the Rays The x-rays are capable
of penetrating chemical substances in inverse proportion to their atomic ..."
3. Electrons: Or, The Nature and Properties of Negative Electricity by Oliver Lodge (1907)
"penetrability of Matter by Electrons. The mean free path of a particle is a
question of probability. In a space containing rij obstacles to the unit volume, ..."
4. The Rôle of Diffusion and Osmotic Pressure in Plants by Burton Edward Livingston (1903)
"6) Direct test of penetrability.—Another method of determining the extent of
permeability manifested by protoplasm is to identify the diffusing substance ..."
5. The Role of Diffusion and Osmotic Pressure in Plants by Burton Edward Livingston (1903)
"6) Direct test of penetrability.—Another method of determining the extent of
permeability manifested by protoplasm is to identify the diffusing substance ..."
6. Ice Formation: With Special Reference to Anchor-ice and Frazil by Howard Turner Barnes (1906)
"Relative Hardness or penetrability. Plasticity. Viscosity. Vapor-pressure of Ice
and Supercooled Water. Electric Properties. Density of Ice. ..."
7. Hand-books of Natural Philosophy and Astronomy by Dionysius Lardner (1859)
"It is true, however, that in this case the water will rise a little above the
mouth of the glass; but this effect arises not from the penetrability of the ..."
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