pervious
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per·vi·ous
(pûr′vē-əs)adj.
1. Open to passage or entrance; permeable.
2. Open to arguments, ideas, or change; approachable.
per′vi·ous·ly adv.
per′vi·ous·ness n.
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pervious
(ˈpɜːvɪəs)adj
1. able to be penetrated; permeable
2. receptive to new ideas; open-minded
[C17: from Latin pervius, from per- (through) + via a way]
ˈperviously adv
ˈperviousness n
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
per•vi•ous
(ˈpɜr vi əs)adj.
1. permeable.
2. accessible to reason.
[1605–15; < Latin pervius passable]
per′vi•ous•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | pervious - admitting of passage or entrance; "pervious soil"; "a metal pervious to heat" permeable - allowing fluids or gases to pass or diffuse through; "permeable membranes"; "rock that is permeable by water" imperviable, impervious - not admitting of passage or capable of being affected; "a material impervious to water"; "someone impervious to argument" |
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
pervious
adj (lit) → durchlässig; (fig) → zugänglich (to für); chalk is pervious (to water) → Kalk ist wasserdurchlässig
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
per·vi·ous
a. pervio-a. V.: permeable.
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