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impervious

ADJ ซึ่ง ไม่ ปล่อย ให้ (น้ำ หรือ ก๊าซ  ผ่าน  ที่ ผ่าน ไม่ได้  impenetrable impermeable permeable pervious sueng-mai-poi-hai-pan

 

impervious

ADJ ซึ่ง ไม่ได้ รับ อิทธิพล จาก บางสิ่ง  ซึ่ง ไม่ได้ รับ ผลกระทบ จาก บางสิ่ง  impenetrable impermeable permeable pervious sueng-mai-dai-rab-id-ti-pon-jak-bang-sing

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

IMPERVIOUS

a.[L. impervius; in and pervius, passable; per and via, way. ] 1. Not to be penetrated or passed through; impenetrable; as an impervious gulf; an impervious forest.
2. Not penetrable; not to be pierced by a pointed instrument; as an impervious shield.
3. Not penetrable by light; not permeable to fluids. Glass is pervious to light, but impervious to water. Paper is impervious to light. In the latter sense only, impervious is synonymous with impermeable.

 

IMPERVIOUSNESS

n.The state of not admitting a passage.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

IMPERVIOUS

Im *per "vi *ous, a. Etym: [L. impervius; pref. im- not + per through +via way. See Voyage. ]

 

Defn: Not pervious; not admitting of entrance or passage through; as, a substance impervious to water or air. This gulf impassable, impervious. Milton. The minds of these zealots were absolutely impervious. Macaulay.

 

Syn. -- Impassable; pathless; impenetrable; imperviable; impermeable. -- Im *per "vi *ous *ly, adv. -- Im *per "vi *ous *ness, n.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

impervious

im per vi ous |imˈpərvēəs ɪmˈpərviəs | adjective not allowing fluid to pass through: an impervious layer of basaltic clay. [ predic. ] (impervious to ) unable to be affected by: he worked, apparently impervious to the heat. DERIVATIVES im per vi ous ly adverb, im per vi ous ness noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin impervius (from in- not + pervius pervious ) + -ous .

 

Oxford Dictionary

impervious

impervious |ɪmˈpəːvɪəs | adjective 1 not allowing fluid to pass through: an impervious layer of basaltic clay. 2 (impervious to ) unable to be affected by: he worked, apparently impervious to the heat. DERIVATIVES imperviously adverb, imperviousness noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin impervius (from in- not + pervius pervious ) + -ous .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

impervious

impervious adjective 1 he seemed impervious to the chill wind: unaffected by, untouched by, immune to, invulnerable to, insusceptible to, resistant to, indifferent to, heedless of, insensible to, unconscious of, oblivious to; proof against. 2 an impervious rain jacket: impermeable, impenetrable, impregnable, waterproof, watertight, water-resistant, repellent; (hermetically ) sealed, zip-locked. ANTONYMS permeable.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

impervious

impervious adjective 1 he seemed impervious to the chill wind | she is impervious to his suggestions: unaffected by, untouched by, immune to, invulnerable to, insusceptible to, not susceptible to, proof against, unreceptive to, closed to, resistant to, indifferent to, heedless of, unresponsive to, oblivious to, unmoved by, deaf to. ANTONYMS receptive to, susceptible to. 2 an impervious damp-proof course: impermeable, impenetrable, impregnable, waterproof, watertight, water-resistant, water-repellent; sealed, hermetically sealed; rare imperviable. ANTONYMS permeable.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

impervious

im per vi ous /ɪmpə́ː r viəs /形容詞 1 【水 湿気などを 】通さない «to » , 不浸透 (性 )の These shoes are impervious to rain .この靴は雨がしみこまない 2 考え 感情などを 】受け付けない, «…に » 鈍感な «to » be impervious to reason [pity ]道理がわからない [哀れみを感じない ]ly 副詞 ness 名詞