Definition of pervious

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Pervious (a.) Open; -- used synonymously with perforate, as applied to the nostrils or birds..

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Star-read :: Starproof (a.) Impervious to the light of the stars; as, a starproof elm..
Puddle :: Puddle (v. t.) To make impervious to liquids by means of puddle; to apply puddle to.
Pervial :: Pervial (a.) Pervious.
Deafening :: Deafening (n.) The act or process of rendering impervious to sound, as a floor or wall; also, the material with which the spaces are filled in this process; pugging..
Imperviable :: Imperviable (a.) Not pervious; impervious.
Transcalent :: Transcalent (a.) Pervious to, or permitting the passage of, heat..
Opaque :: Opaque (a.) Impervious to the rays of light; not transparent; as, an opaque substance..
Pervious :: Pervious (a.) Capable of penetrating or pervading.
Opaqueness :: Opaqueness (n.) The state or quality of being impervious to light; opacity.
Impenetrable :: Impenetrable (a.) Incapable of being penetrated or pierced; not admitting the passage of other bodies; not to be entered; impervious; as, an impenetrable shield..
Hepatization :: Hepatization (n.) Conversion into a substance resembling the liver; a state of the lungs when gorged with effused matter, so that they are no longer pervious to the air..
Puddle :: Puddle (n.) Clay, or a mixture of clay and sand, kneaded or worked, when wet, to render it impervious to water..
Transpicuous :: Transpicuous (a.) Transparent; pervious to the sight.
Leachy :: Leachy (a.) Permitting liquids to pass by percolation; not capable of retaining water; porous; pervious; -- said of gravelly or sandy soils, and the like..
Transparent :: Transparent (a.) Having the property of transmitting rays of light, so that bodies can be distinctly seen through; pervious to light; diaphanous; pellucid; as, transparent glass; a transparent diamond; -- opposed to opaque..
Impermeable :: Impermeable (a.) Not permeable; not permitting passage, as of a fluid. through its substance; impervious; impenetrable; as, India rubber is impermeable to water and to air..
Puddle :: Puddle (v. t.) To make dense or close, as clay or loam, by working when wet, so as to render impervious to water..
Tan :: Tan (n.) To convert (the skin of an animal) into leather, as by usual process of steeping it in an infusion of oak or some other bark, whereby it is impregnated with tannin, or tannic acid (which exists in several species of bark), and is thus rendered firm, durable, and in some degree impervious to water..
Impenetrably :: Impenetrably (adv.) In an impenetrable manner or state; imperviously.
Sunrise :: Sunproof (a.) Impervious to the rays of the sun.
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