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Meaning of "permeability" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PERMEABILITY

permeability  [ˌpɜːmɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PERMEABILITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Permeability is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PERMEABILITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Permeability

In science, permeability, permeable, and semipermeable may refer to one of the below.

Definition of permeability in the English dictionary

The first definition of permeability in the dictionary is the state or quality of being permeable. Other definition of permeability is the rate of diffusion of a fluid under pressure through soil. Permeability is also the rate at which gas diffuses through the surface of a balloon or airship, usually expressed in litres per square metre per day.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PERMEABILITY


ability
əˈbɪlɪtɪ
accessibility
əkˌsɛsɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
accountability
əˌkaʊntəˈbɪlɪtɪ
availability
əˌveɪləˈbɪlɪtɪ
capability
ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlɪtɪ
compatibility
kəmˌpætɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
disability
ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪtɪ
durability
ˌdjʊərəˈbɪlɪtɪ
eligibility
ˌɛlɪdʒɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
flexibility
ˌflɛksɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
inability
ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪtɪ
liability
ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ
mobility
məʊˈbɪlɪtɪ
nobility
nəʊˈbɪlɪtɪ
possibility
ˌpɒsɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
probability
ˌprɒbəˈbɪlɪtɪ
reliability
rɪˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ
responsibility
rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪlɪtɪ
stability
stəˈbɪlɪtɪ
visibility
ˌvɪzɪˈbɪlɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PERMEABILITY

permanent way
permanent-press
permanently
permanentness
permanganate
permanganic acid
permeability coefficient
permeable
permeableness
permeably
permeameter
permeance
permeant
permease
permeate
permeation
permeative
permeator
permed
permethrin

WORDS THAT END LIKE PERMEABILITY

agility
credibility
facility
feasibility
fertility
functionality
hostility
humility
inevitability
instability
merchantability
profitability
suitability
susceptibility
sustainability
tranquility
usability
utility
variability
versatility
vulnerability

Synonyms and antonyms of permeability in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «permeability» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PERMEABILITY

Find out the translation of permeability to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of permeability from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «permeability» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

渗透性
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

permeabilidad
570 millions of speakers

English

permeability
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पारगम्यता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نفاذية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

проницаемость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

permeabilidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ব্যাপ্তিযোগ্যতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

perméabilité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kebolehtelapan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Permeabilität
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

透磁率
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

투과성
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Permeabilitas
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thấm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஊடுருவு திறன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रवेशायोग्यता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

geçirgenlik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

permeabilità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przepuszczalność
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

проникність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

permeabilitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διαπερατότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

deurlaatbaarheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

permeabilitet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

permeabilitet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of permeability

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PERMEABILITY»

The term «permeability» is quite widely used and occupies the 28.295 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PERMEABILITY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «permeability» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «permeability» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about permeability

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PERMEABILITY»

Discover the use of permeability in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to permeability and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Permeability Properties of Plastics and Elastomers
Rev. ed. of: Permeability properties of plastics and elastomers / Massey, Liesl K. c2003. 2nd ed.
Laurence W. McKeen, 2011
2
Polymer Permeability
Each chapter is reasonably self-contained and intended to be informative without frequent outside reference. This inevitably leads to some repetition, but it is hoped that this is not excessive.
J. Comyn, 1985
3
Permeability Properties of Plastics and Elastomers, 2nd Ed.: ...
New to this edition are 92 resin chapters containing textual summary information including: category, general description, processing methods, applications, and general permeability considerations for water vapor, oxygen, and other gases ...
Liesl K. Massey, 2003
4
Plastics Design Library: Permeability Properties of Plastics ...
New to this edition are 92 resin chapters containing textual summary information including: category, general description, processing methods, applications, and general permeability considerations for water vapor, oxygen, and other gases ...
Liesl K. Massey, 2003
5
Membrane Permeability: 100 Years Since Ernest Overton: 100 ...
This book is designed to celebrate the centennial anniversary (in the first chapter) of Overton's work.
‎1999
6
Absorption and Drug Development: Solubility, Permeability, ...
This book explains the different physiochemical methods currently used to analyze drug candidates and how to interpret these methods.
Alex Avdeef, 2003
7
Advanced Water Injection for Low Permeability Reservoirs: ...
This book provides both theoretical analysis and practical cases for designing and evaluating water injection systems and understanding key production variables involved in making detailed predictions for oil and water producing rates, ...
Ran Xinquan, 2013
8
Penetration and Permeability of Concrete: Barriers to ...
This book is an investigation into the barrier qualities of concrete. The transport of fluids, in particular organic and contaminating liquids, through concrete can lead to water and soil pollution.
H.E. Reinhardt, 1997
9
Permeability and Stability of Lipid Bilayers
This book presents a comprehensive and coherent picture of how molecules diffuse across a liquid that is, on average, only two molecules thick.
E. Anibal Disalvo, Sidney A. Simon, 1995
10
Soil Mechanics for Unsaturated Soils
The coefficient of proportionality between the flow rate of water and the hydraulic head gradient is called the coefficient of permeability, kw. The coefficient of permeability is relatively constant for a specific saturated soil. Eq. (5.9) can also be ...
D. G. Fredlund, Harianto Rahardjo, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PERMEABILITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term permeability is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Japanese comics that are too racy for Chinese censors... but still …
"Chinese authorities are used to a certain degree of permeability in their various bans and directives," he told BBC Trending radio. "The issue ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
2
Opposition to Shenhua open-cut coal mine grows, splits Coalition
But Shenhua doesn't understand what the permeability and interlayers of the aquifers actually are.” Rhondda Dickson, the chief scientist of the ... «Green Left Weekly, Jul 15»
3
Company Shares of Dipexium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Rally 11.93%
Its mechanism of action kills microbial targets through disruption of bacterial cell membrane permeability. Locilex is also considered a product ... «The Daily Rover, Jul 15»
4
Insider Buying: Chiasma major shareholder Purchases …
Using the Company's Transient Permeability Enhancer (TPE), technology platform, it develops oral therapies associated with existing injectable ... «Mideast Time, Jul 15»
5
DermIDEA Becomes Ottawa's First Medical Spa to Offer Breathable …
Formulated with a polymer found in contact lenses to achieve permeability, 02M allows oxygen and water vapor to reach the nail, resulting in ... «Press Release Rocket, Jul 15»
6
Arctic permafrost: Microbial lid on subsea methane
The permafrost itself may act as a low-permeability physical barrier to upward migration of gases from deeper sources. Alternatively, methane ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
7
URTeC '15: Self-suspending proppant reduces formation damage …
Slickwater and guar-based gel fluids decrease formation permeability and proppant pack conductivity because those completions designs ... «WorldOil, Jul 15»
8
Ra Pharma gets $58.5M to challenge a rare disease's intravenous …
On its website, Ra says that peptide modifications to increase a candidate's cell permeability--or its chances of penetrating cell walls so that it ... «FierceDrugDelivery, Jul 15»
9
Insider Buying: Chiasma major shareholder Health Ventures Lp 7 …
Using the Company's Transient Permeability Enhancer (TPE), technology platform, it develops oral therapies associated with existing injectable ... «The Legacy, Jul 15»
10
Health advice: The importance of stomach acid, natural remedies for …
... Candida, yeast, parasite and UTI infections, bacterial overgrowth, malabsorption, intestinal permeability and many other health problems. «Ahwatukee Foothills News, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Permeability [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/permeability>. May 2024 ».
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