penetrable
/ˈpɛnətɹəbəl/
penetrable adjective: capable of being penetrated, entered, or pierced.
Adjective
penetrable (comparative more penetrable, superlative most penetrable)
- Capable of being penetrated, entered, or pierced.
- On the east the high mountain-chain of Zagros, penetrable only in one or two places, forms a barrier of the most marked character, and is beyond a doubt the natural limit for which we are looking.1867, George Rawlinson, The Five Great Monarchies of the Ancient Eastern World
- Capable of being fully understood.
- A Boer may know you, but it will take you some time to know him, and when a certain stage in your acquaintance is reached, you may begin to wonder whether his real nature is penetrable at all.1900, Arthur M. Mann, The Boer in Peace and War
- A capacity is cognitively penetrable in this sense if that capacity is affected by the subject's knowledge or ignorance of the domain.1996, Peter Carruthers, Peter K. Smith, Theories of Theories of Mind
penetrable meaning in Malayalam
penetrable in Malayalam
- permeable, pervious, porous
- കിഴിഞ്ഞുചെല്ലുന്ന, വിസൃമര, പരക്കുന്ന, വ്യാപ്യമായ, പ്രവേശ്യമായ, വ്യാപരിക്കുന്ന
- understandable, fathomable, comprehensible
- പ്രവേശ്യമായ, മനസ്സിലാക്കാവുന്ന, ഗ്രഹണീയ, ഗ്രഹിക്കാവുന്ന, തുളച്ചുകയറാവുന്ന, കിഴിഞ്ഞുചെല്ലാവുന്ന
Antonyms of penetrable
Forms of penetrable
| comparative | more penetrable |
|---|---|
| superlative | most penetrable |
Origin of penetrable
From Middle English penetrable, penytrable, from Old French penetrable, from Medieval Latin penetrābilis.
Words formed from penetrable
Questions about penetrable
- What does penetrable mean?
- Penetrable means capable of being penetrated, entered, or pierced.
- What is penetrable in Malayalam?
- Penetrable in Malayalam is കിഴിഞ്ഞുചെല്ലുന്ന, വിസൃമര, പരക്കുന്ന. See Penetrable meaning in Malayalam.
- What part of speech is penetrable?
- Penetrable is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce penetrable?
- Penetrable is pronounced /ˈpɛnətɹəbəl/.
Words near penetrable in the dictionary
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