Lexic.us

Definition of Pervious

1. Adjective. Admitting of passage or entrance. "A metal pervious to heat"

Definition of Pervious

1. a. Admitting passage; capable of being penetrated by another body or substance; permeable; as, a pervious soil.

Definition of Pervious

1. Adjective. (geology) (''of a rock type'') allowing water to pass through. ¹

2. Adjective. Accepting of new ideas. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pervious

1. capable of being penetrated [adj]

Medical Definition of Pervious

1. 1. Admitting passage; capable of being penetrated by another body or substance; permeable; as, a pervious soil. "[Doors] . . . Pervious to winds, and open every way." (Pope) 2. Capable of being penetrated, or seen through, by physical or mental vision. "God, whose secrets are pervious to no eye." (Jer. Taylor) 3. Capable of penetrating or pervading. 4. Open; used synonymously with perforate, as applied to the nostrils or birds. Origin: L. Pervis; per + via a way. See Per-, and Voyage. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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