impermeability

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French imperméabilité.

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ɪmˌpɝmi.əˈbɪlɪti/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɪmˌpɜːmi.əˈbɪlɪti/
Hyphenation: im‧per‧me‧a‧bil‧ity

Noun

impermeability (usually uncountable, plural impermeabilities)

the quality of being impermeable

Translations

the quality of being impermeable

Bulgarian: непроницаемост (bg) f (nepronicaemost)
French: imperméabilité (fr) f
Irish: neamh-thréscaoilteacht f, neamhscagacht f

Italian: impermeabilità (it) f
Spanish: impermeabilidad (es) f

References

impermeability in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
impermeability in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

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