English-Thai Dictionary
pervious
ADJ แผ่ซ่าน ซึม ผ่าน ได้ permeable penetrable impervious impermeable pra-san
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
PERVIOUS
a.[L. pervius; per and via, way, or from the root of that word. ] 1. Admitting passage; that may be penetrated by another body or substance; permeable; penetrable. We say, glass is pervious to light; a porous stone is pervious to water; a wood is pervious or not pervious to a body of troops.
A country pervious to the arms and authority of the conqueror.
2. That may be penetrated by the mental sight.
By darkness they mean God, whose secrets are pervious to no eye.
3. Pervading; permeating; as pervious fire. [Not proper. ]
PERVIOUSNESS
n.The quality of admitting passage or of being penetrated; as the perviousness of glass to light.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
PERVIOUS
Per "vi *ous, a. Etym: [L. pervis; per + via a way. See Per-, and Voyage. ]
1. Admitting passage; capable of being penetrated by another body or substance; permeable; as, a pervious soil. [Doors ]... pervious to winds, and open every way. Pope.
2. Capable of being penetrated, or seen through, by physical or mental vision. [R.] God, whose secrets are pervious to no eye. Jer. Taylor.
3. Capable of penetrating or pervading. [Obs. ] Prior.
4. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Open; -- used synonymously with perforate, as applied to the nostrils or birds.
PERVIOUSNESS
PERVIOUSNESS Per "vi *ous *ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being pervious; as, the perviousness of glass. Boyle.
New American Oxford Dictionary
pervious
per vi ous |ˈpərvēəs ˈpərviəs | ▶adjective (of a substance ) allowing water to pass through; permeable: pervious rocks. DERIVATIVES per vi ous ness noun ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin pervius ‘having a passage through ’ (based on via ‘way ’) + -ous .
Oxford Dictionary
pervious
pervious |ˈpəːvɪəs | ▶adjective (of a substance ) allowing water to pass through; permeable: pervious rocks. DERIVATIVES perviousness noun ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin pervius ‘having a passage through ’ (based on via ‘way ’) + -ous .
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