permeabilidad

permeability

noun pehr-meh-ah-bee-lee-DAHD Rare

Usage Note

Permeabilidad is used in science (soil, membranes, rock), medicine (vascular permeability), and figuratively in social science to describe how open a system or border is. The adjective permeable (permeable) works in all the same contexts. Its antonym impermeabilidad means impermeability.

Examples

"La permeabilidad del suelo varía según el tipo de tierra."

Natural Translation

Soil permeability varies according to soil type.

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