Definition of imperviable Imperviable

im•per•vi•a•ble

We found 4 definitions of imperviable from 4 different sources.

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What does imperviable mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

imperviable - not admitting of passage or capable of being affected; "a material impervious to water"; "someone impervious to argument"
  impervious
  pervious admitting of passage or entrance; "pervious soil"; "a metal pervious to heat"
  impermeable preventing especially liquids to pass or diffuse through; "impermeable stone"; "an impermeable layer of scum"; "a coat impermeable to rain"
  fast (of a photographic lens or emulsion) causing a shortening of exposure time; "a fast lens"
  acid-fast not easily decolorized by acid solutions; pertains to micro-organisms (especially the tubercle bacillus that causes tuberculosis)
  colorfast having color that is resistant to fading or running
  greaseproof resistant to penetration by grease or oil or wax; "greaseproof wrapping paper"
  moth-resistant, mothproof resistant to damage by moths
  proof (used in combination or as a suffix) able to withstand; "temptation-proof"; "childproof locks"
  resistant impervious to being affected; "resistant to the effects of heat"; "resistant to persuasion"
  corrosion-resistant impervious to corrosion; "he was a great believer in the corrosion-resistant qualities of cast iron"
  rot-resistant resistant to rotting
  ladder-proof, run-resistant, runproof (of hosiery) resistant to runs or (in Britain) ladders
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • imperviable (a.)
    Not pervious; impervious.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • imperviable
    im-pėr′vi-a-bl, Impervious, im-pėr′vi-us, adj. not to be penetrated.—ns. Imper′viableness, Imperviabil′ity, Imper′viousness.—adv. Imper′viously

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