permeableadj.

Brit.

/ˈpəːmɪəbl/, U.S.

/ˈpərmiəb(ə)l/

Forms: late Middle English permiable, late Middle English– permeable.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin permeabilis.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin permeabilis that can be passed through (3rd or 4th cent.) < classical Latin permeāre permeate v. + -bilis -ble suffix. Compare Middle French, French perméable (1556; 1583 in sense 2), Italian permeabile (1712 in science: compare sense 2).

a. Of a building: †able to be entered, penetrable (obsolete). Of an area, region, etc.: that can be traversed, passable. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > [adjective] > travelled on, over, or through > able to be

trespassablec1400

permeable?a1439

passable1483

travellable1521

passageable1574

perviable1610

transpassable1614

perviousa1631

commerceable1654

traversable1658

practicable1710

viable1856

crossable1865

negotiable1880

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement over, across, through, or past > [adjective] > through > that may be passed through

permeable?a1439

transpassable1614

transpenetrable1615

perviousa1631

pertransible1656

thoroughfaresome1674

a1439 J. Lydgate Fall of Princes (Bodl. 263) vi. 2168 (MED) Aristobolus..for the temple was strong & nat permiable, Leide a siege aboute in breede & lengthe Space of thre monethes & gat it so bi strengthe.

?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1865) I. 63 (MED) The hilles callede Caspii be..vnnethe permeable [L. permeabiles] with oxen.

1658 Sir T. Browne Garden of Cyrus iii, in Hydriotaphia: Urne-buriall 150 It slides down the softer and more permeable Orifice, into the Omasus or third stomack.

1975 P. Scupham Sel. Poems (1990) 19 Divers... In a free fall, we leave the surface play And work of light; traverse the permeable deeps That close about our origins.

b. Capable of being permeated; permitting the diffusion of something through it; pervious to something. Also with by.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > types of material generally > [adjective] > permeable

pervious1627

permeable1773

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement over, across, through, or past > [adjective] > through > permeating > permeable

portuall1603

pervious1627

permeable1773

1773 M. DuBourg Let. 25 Mar. in B. Franklin Wks. (1887) V. 118 Different kinds of glass, permeable or impermeable to electricity.

1841 R. W. Emerson Ess. (1983) 1st Ser. ii A company of men, plastic and permeable to principles,..must overpower and ride all cities, nations, kings..who are not.

1858 H. Bushnell Nature & Supernat. (1860) xv. 515 Inspirable creatures, permeable by God's life, as a crystal by the light.

1893 R. S. Ball Story of Sun 251 Cast steel is as permeable to ether as a grove of trees is permeable to wind.

1952 G. H. Dury Map Interpr. iii. 22 The Cotswolds are based on more resistant strata, permeable at least in part and dipping gently towards the south-east.

1988 D. French Working (1991) x. 332 We had heard that it was wise to avoid lambskin condoms, as any condom made out of a natural membrane might be permeable by the virus.

2001 C. Kelly Russ. Lit. vii. 122 Cossack settlers in the Caucasus, rather than defending the front line between Russians and other ethnic groups, demonstrated how permeable it was.

†2. Of a fluid: capable of permeating; penetrative. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement over, across, through, or past > [adjective] > through > permeating

permeant1646

permeative1657

permeable1661

permeating1661

perviousa1677

1661 R. Lovell Πανζωορυκτολογια, sive Panzoologicomineralogia Isagoge sig. C5 It generateth good, temperate, and permeable juyce.

1752 G. Randolph Enq. Medicinal Virtues Bath-water 53 Bath water..is withal so active and permeable as to reach the remotest parts.

1848 London Jrnl. Arts, Sci., & Manuf. 32 67 The hypothesis assumes it [sc. magnetism] to be a matter, but of so attenuated, subtle, and permeable a kind, that when in a free state, no apparatus..is capable of retaining it.

Derivatives

ˈpermeableness n. rare = permeability n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement over, across, through, or past > [noun] > through any medium or space > permeation > ability to be permeated

perviousness1660

permeableness1684

permeability1760

transpirability1864

1684 R. Boyle Exper. Porosity of Bodies viii. 128 The Permeableness of ordinary Glass Vessels to Chymical Liquors.

1988 R. Handler Nationalism & Politics of Culture in Quebec i. 8 In the face of the continued emergence of such differences—and of mal- or dis-integration, permeableness, and vagueness of boundaries—many scholars have de-emphasized the objective reality of groups.

ˈpermeably adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement over, across, through, or past > [adverb] > through > in permeable manner

permeably1847

1847 Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Permeably, in a permeable manner.

1961 Gloss. Terms Gas Industry (B.S.I.) 65 Permeably-lined furnace, a furnace from which products of combustion are evacuated through the permeable walls.

1994 Amer. Potato Jrnl. 71 504 Our results..illustrate the importance of a well-developed native periderm that is permeably mature.

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

单词	permeable
释义	permeableadj. Brit. /ˈpəːmɪəbl/, U.S. /ˈpərmiəb(ə)l/ Forms: late Middle English permiable, late Middle English– permeable. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin permeabilis. Etymology: < post-classical Latin permeabilis that can be passed through (3rd or 4th cent.) < classical Latin permeāre permeate v. + -bilis -ble suffix. Compare Middle French, French perméable (1556; 1583 in sense 2), Italian permeabile (1712 in science: compare sense 2). 1. a. Of a building: †able to be entered, penetrable (obsolete). Of an area, region, etc.: that can be traversed, passable. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > travel > [adjective] > travelled on, over, or through > able to be trespassablec1400 permeable?a1439 passable1483 travellable1521 passageable1574 perviable1610 transpassable1614 perviousa1631 commerceable1654 traversable1658 practicable1710 viable1856 crossable1865 negotiable1880 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement over, across, through, or past > [adjective] > through > that may be passed through permeable?a1439 transpassable1614 transpenetrable1615 perviousa1631 pertransible1656 thoroughfaresome1674 a1439 J. Lydgate Fall of Princes (Bodl. 263) vi. 2168 (MED) Aristobolus..for the temple was strong & nat permiable, Leide a siege aboute in breede & lengthe Space of thre monethes & gat it so bi strengthe. ?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1865) I. 63 (MED) The hilles callede Caspii be..vnnethe permeable [L. permeabiles] with oxen. 1658 Sir T. Browne Garden of Cyrus iii, in Hydriotaphia: Urne-buriall 150 It slides down the softer and more permeable Orifice, into the Omasus or third stomack. 1975 P. Scupham Sel. Poems (1990) 19 Divers... In a free fall, we leave the surface play And work of light; traverse the permeable deeps That close about our origins. b. Capable of being permeated; permitting the diffusion of something through it; pervious to something. Also with by. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > types of material generally > [adjective] > permeable pervious1627 permeable1773 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement over, across, through, or past > [adjective] > through > permeating > permeable portuall1603 pervious1627 permeable1773 1773 M. DuBourg Let. 25 Mar. in B. Franklin Wks. (1887) V. 118 Different kinds of glass, permeable or impermeable to electricity. 1841 R. W. Emerson Ess. (1983) 1st Ser. ii A company of men, plastic and permeable to principles,..must overpower and ride all cities, nations, kings..who are not. 1858 H. Bushnell Nature & Supernat. (1860) xv. 515 Inspirable creatures, permeable by God's life, as a crystal by the light. 1893 R. S. Ball Story of Sun 251 Cast steel is as permeable to ether as a grove of trees is permeable to wind. 1952 G. H. Dury Map Interpr. iii. 22 The Cotswolds are based on more resistant strata, permeable at least in part and dipping gently towards the south-east. 1988 D. French Working (1991) x. 332 We had heard that it was wise to avoid lambskin condoms, as any condom made out of a natural membrane might be permeable by the virus. 2001 C. Kelly Russ. Lit. vii. 122 Cossack settlers in the Caucasus, rather than defending the front line between Russians and other ethnic groups, demonstrated how permeable it was. †2. Of a fluid: capable of permeating; penetrative. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement over, across, through, or past > [adjective] > through > permeating permeant1646 permeative1657 permeable1661 permeating1661 perviousa1677 1661 R. Lovell Πανζωορυκτολογια, sive Panzoologicomineralogia Isagoge sig. C5 It generateth good, temperate, and permeable juyce. 1752 G. Randolph Enq. Medicinal Virtues Bath-water 53 Bath water..is withal so active and permeable as to reach the remotest parts. 1848 London Jrnl. Arts, Sci., & Manuf. 32 67 The hypothesis assumes it [sc. magnetism] to be a matter, but of so attenuated, subtle, and permeable a kind, that when in a free state, no apparatus..is capable of retaining it. Derivatives ˈpermeableness n. rare = permeability n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement over, across, through, or past > [noun] > through any medium or space > permeation > ability to be permeated perviousness1660 permeableness1684 permeability1760 transpirability1864 1684 R. Boyle Exper. Porosity of Bodies viii. 128 The Permeableness of ordinary Glass Vessels to Chymical Liquors. 1988 R. Handler Nationalism & Politics of Culture in Quebec i. 8 In the face of the continued emergence of such differences—and of mal- or dis-integration, permeableness, and vagueness of boundaries—many scholars have de-emphasized the objective reality of groups. ˈpermeably adv. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement over, across, through, or past > [adverb] > through > in permeable manner permeably1847 1847 Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Permeably, in a permeable manner. 1961 Gloss. Terms Gas Industry (B.S.I.) 65 Permeably-lined furnace, a furnace from which products of combustion are evacuated through the permeable walls. 1994 Amer. Potato Jrnl. 71 504 Our results..illustrate the importance of a well-developed native periderm that is permeably mature. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.?a1439
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