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impermeability

/im-pur-mee-uh-buhl/US // ɪmˈpɜr mi ə bəl //UK // (ɪmˈpɜːmɪəbəl) //

抗渗性,抗渗透性,防渗性,抗渗

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : not permeable; impassable.
    • : Chemistry, Geology. not permitting the passage of a fluid through the pores, interstices, etc.

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Examples

  • Stadiums are empty or mostly empty, and some sports have bubbles and others just pretend their spheres are impermeable.

  • No one measure—not masks, not distance, not handwashing—is an impermeable barrier to transmission.

  • Eventually, the seeping groundwater probably ran up against an impermeable barrier, which is bringing the swarm to a gradual halt.

  • The integrity and impermeability of this asphalt coat are quite as vital as constant saturation.

  • It is only when in combination that it exhibits this impermeability to the obscure rays.

  • The impermeability of plastic clay to water is a characteristic which is important for many purposes.

  • The fused portion fills the pores or interstices of the material, making—when cold—a ware of great strength and impermeability.

  • The construction of the dam is believed to guarantee its own practical impermeability.