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penetrable


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Penetrable  \Pen"e*tra*ble\,  a.  [L.  penetrabilus:  cf  F. 
  p['e]n['e]trable.] 
  Capable  of  being  penetrated,  entered,  or  pierced.  Used  also 
  figuratively. 
 
  And  pierce  his  only  penetrable  part  --Dryden. 
 
  I  am  not  made  of  stones,  But  penetrable  to  your  kind 
  entreats.  --Shak. 
  --  {Pen"e*tra*ble*ness},  n.  --  {Pen"e*tra*bly},  adv 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  penetrable 
  adj  1:  admitting  of  penetration  or  passage  into  or  through  "a 
  penetrable  wall";  "penetrable  defenses"  [ant:  {impenetrable}] 
  2:  capable  of  being  penetrated;  "penetrable  defenses" 




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