Hypertext Webster Gateway: "penetrable"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Penetrable \Pen"e*tra*ble\, a. [L. penetrabilus: cf. F.
p['e]n['e]trable.]
Capable of being penetrated, entered, or pierced. Used also
figuratively.
And pierce his only penetrable part. --Dryden.
I am not made of stones, But penetrable to your kind
entreats. --Shak.
-- {Pen"e*tra*ble*ness}, n. -- {Pen"e*tra*bly}, adv.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
penetrable
adj 1: admitting of penetration or passage into or through; "a
penetrable wall"; "penetrable defenses" [ant: {impenetrable}]
2: capable of being penetrated; "penetrable defenses"
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