penetrabilityn.

Brit.

/ˌpɛnᵻtrəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S.

/ˈˌpɛnətrəˈbɪlᵻdi/

Forms: 1600s penetrabilitie, 1600s– penetrability.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: penetrable adj., -ity suffix.

Etymology: < penetrable adj. + -ity suffix: see -bility suffix. Compare post-classical Latin penetrabilitas (12th cent. in British and continental sources), French pénétrabilité (1501 in Middle French).

1. The capacity to penetrate something; penetrativeness.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming in > [noun] > penetration > quality or power of

penetrancya1586

penetrability1609

penetrativeness1652

search1902

1609 Bible (Douay) I. 1 Kings Comm. The foure dowries of glorified bodies..Impassibilitie..Agilitie and Penetrabilitie.

1659 H. More Immortality of Soul i. ii. §11 The Immediate Properties of a Spirit or Immateriall Substance are Penetrability and Indiscerpibility.

1682 H. More Answer Lett. Psychopyrist in J. Glanvill Sadacismus (ed. 2) ix. 18 Now for the Penetrability of Spirits, it is evident..that they can wholly Penetrate one another.

1734 J. Atkins Navy-surgeon vi. 252 But then Mercury..has never been pretended to have this Penetrability or influential power; the mutual Attraction of its Particles from their Ponderosity is superior.

1800 R. Lobb Contempl. Philosopher I. xvi. 126 Syrups and oils will sometimes pass through bodies which hold water; this not being owing to the greater subtilty and penetrability of their particles, but to the resin with which the wood of such vessels abounds.

1936 C. S. Gager in B. M. Duggar Biol. Effects Radiation II. xxx. 1003 The beta rays damage the tissues throughout the entire diameter of the root, owing to their greater penetrability.

1973 Nature 9 Nov. 98/1 It is thought that at lower pH values there is more free iodine, and so greater penetrability into cells.

1991 Proc. U.S. Naval Inst. June 85/2 Pitting the Aegis system's antiair warfare (AAW) self-defense capabilities against the Stealth aircraft's offensive penetrability.

2. The capacity to be penetrated.spec. (in former scientific thought) the supposed ability of a substance to allow something else simultaneously to occupy the same space as itself (cf. penetration n. 1c, impenetrability n. 2).

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming in > [noun] > penetration > ability to be penetrated

penetrabilitya1665

penetrableness1684

the world > space > extension in space > [noun] > occupying the same space

coincidence1626

penetration1646

penetrability1777

a1665 K. Digby Closet Opened (1669) 200 According to the thickness and firmness of the piece [of meat] and Penetrability of it.

1777 J. Priestley Matter & Spirit (1782) I. iii. 33 Impenetrability being as much a property as penetrability.

1866 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 156 413 The action of heat and cold on the penetrability of rubber is considerable.

1875 G. H. Lewes Probl. Life & Mind II. iv. §46. 282 All the facts which seem to prove penetrability only prove that the particles are mobile and separable, not that the particles themselves are penetrable.

1952 D. Ogg Europe in 17th Cent. (ed. 6) (1954) xiii. 543 A Jesuit..had maintained that the Catholic doctrine of the Eucharist presupposes the penetrability of matter and that Cartesianism is inconsistent with this doctrine, since it makes the essence of matter to consist in extension.

1990 H. Thurston Tidal Life 43/3 A penetrometer is an instrument that measures the penetrability of a substance.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	penetrability
释义	penetrabilityn. Brit. /ˌpɛnᵻtrəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S. /ˈˌpɛnətrəˈbɪlᵻdi/ Forms: 1600s penetrabilitie, 1600s– penetrability. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: penetrable adj., -ity suffix. Etymology: < penetrable adj. + -ity suffix: see -bility suffix. Compare post-classical Latin penetrabilitas (12th cent. in British and continental sources), French pénétrabilité (1501 in Middle French). 1. The capacity to penetrate something; penetrativeness. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming in > [noun] > penetration > quality or power of penetrancya1586 penetrability1609 penetrativeness1652 search1902 1609 Bible (Douay) I. 1 Kings Comm. The foure dowries of glorified bodies..Impassibilitie..Agilitie and Penetrabilitie. 1659 H. More Immortality of Soul i. ii. §11 The Immediate Properties of a Spirit or Immateriall Substance are Penetrability and Indiscerpibility. 1682 H. More Answer Lett. Psychopyrist in J. Glanvill Sadacismus (ed. 2) ix. 18 Now for the Penetrability of Spirits, it is evident..that they can wholly Penetrate one another. 1734 J. Atkins Navy-surgeon vi. 252 But then Mercury..has never been pretended to have this Penetrability or influential power; the mutual Attraction of its Particles from their Ponderosity is superior. 1800 R. Lobb Contempl. Philosopher I. xvi. 126 Syrups and oils will sometimes pass through bodies which hold water; this not being owing to the greater subtilty and penetrability of their particles, but to the resin with which the wood of such vessels abounds. 1936 C. S. Gager in B. M. Duggar Biol. Effects Radiation II. xxx. 1003 The beta rays damage the tissues throughout the entire diameter of the root, owing to their greater penetrability. 1973 Nature 9 Nov. 98/1 It is thought that at lower pH values there is more free iodine, and so greater penetrability into cells. 1991 Proc. U.S. Naval Inst. June 85/2 Pitting the Aegis system's antiair warfare (AAW) self-defense capabilities against the Stealth aircraft's offensive penetrability. 2. The capacity to be penetrated.spec. (in former scientific thought) the supposed ability of a substance to allow something else simultaneously to occupy the same space as itself (cf. penetration n. 1c, impenetrability n. 2). ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming in > [noun] > penetration > ability to be penetrated penetrabilitya1665 penetrableness1684 the world > space > extension in space > [noun] > occupying the same space coincidence1626 penetration1646 penetrability1777 a1665 K. Digby Closet Opened (1669) 200 According to the thickness and firmness of the piece [of meat] and Penetrability of it. 1777 J. Priestley Matter & Spirit (1782) I. iii. 33 Impenetrability being as much a property as penetrability. 1866 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 156 413 The action of heat and cold on the penetrability of rubber is considerable. 1875 G. H. Lewes Probl. Life & Mind II. iv. §46. 282 All the facts which seem to prove penetrability only prove that the particles are mobile and separable, not that the particles themselves are penetrable. 1952 D. Ogg Europe in 17th Cent. (ed. 6) (1954) xiii. 543 A Jesuit..had maintained that the Catholic doctrine of the Eucharist presupposes the penetrability of matter and that Cartesianism is inconsistent with this doctrine, since it makes the essence of matter to consist in extension. 1990 H. Thurston Tidal Life 43/3 A penetrometer is an instrument that measures the penetrability of a substance. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1609
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