Penetrable — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

admitting of penetration or passage into or through

capable of being penetrated

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɛnɪtɹəbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɛnɪtɹəbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɛnɪtɹəbəl/

3 syllables Say it as /pˈɛnɪtɹəbəl/.

Examples

a penetrable wall
penetrable defenses
penetrable defenses

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

impenetrable

Parts of Speech

adjective	admitting of penetration or passage into or through “a penetrable wall”
adjective	capable of being penetrated “penetrable defenses”

Word Forms

penetrability

noun

the quality of being penetrable (by people or light or missiles etc.)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

durchdringbar

Zulassen des Eindringens oder Durchgangs in oder durch

🇫🇷French

pénétrable

admettre la pénétration ou le passage dans ou à travers

🇮🇹Italian

penetrabile

ammettendo penetrazione o passaggio dentro o attraverso

🇳🇱Dutch

doordringbaar

het toestaan van penetratie of doorgang in of door

🇵🇹Portuguese

penetrável

admitir penetração ou passagem dentro ou através

🇷🇺Russian

проницаемый

допускающие проникновение или проход в или через

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दिखाऊ

प्रवेश या मार्ग में या उसके माध्यम से प्रवेश स्वीकार करना

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুপ্রবেশযোগ্য

অনুপ্রবেশ বা অনুপ্রবেশের স্বীকার

🇮🇳Tamil

ஊடுருவக்கூடியது

ஊடுருவல் அல்லது கடந்து செல்வதை ஒப்புக்கொள்வது

🇮🇳Telugu

చొచ్చుకొనిపోయే

ప్రవేశించడం లేదా ప్రవేశించడం లేదా దాని ద్వారా ప్రవేశించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

भेदक

आत प्रवेश करणे किंवा प्रवेश करणे किंवा प्रवेश करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભેદી શકાય તેવું

પ્રવેશ અથવા પેસેજ માં અથવા મારફતે પ્રવેશ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಭೇದಿಸಬಲ್ಲ

ಒಳಗೆ ಅಥವಾ ಅದರ ಮೂಲಕ ನುಗ್ಗುವಿಕೆ ಅಥವಾ ಅಂಗೀಕಾರವನ್ನು ಒಪ್ಪಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

തുളച്ചു കയറാവുന്ന

അതിലേക്കോ അതിലൂടെയോ കടന്നുകയറുന്നതോ കടന്നുപോകുന്നതോ സമ്മതിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰਵੇਸ਼ਯੋਗ

ਅੰਦਰ ਜਾਂ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਪ੍ਰਵੇਸ਼ ਜਾਂ ਬੀਤਣ ਨੂੰ ਸਵੀਕਾਰ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

قابل رسائی

دخول یا گزرنے کا اعتراف

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

可穿透的

允许渗透或进入或通过

🇯🇵Japanese

浸透性のある

中への侵入または通過を認めること

🇰🇷Korean

꿰뚫어 볼 수 있는

침투 또는 통과를 인정하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

có thể xuyên thủng

thừa nhận sự xâm nhập hoặc đi vào hoặc xuyên qua

🇹🇭Thai

ทะลุทะลวงได้

การยอมรับการทะลุหรือผ่านเข้าหรือผ่าน

🇮🇩Indonesian

yg dpt ditembus

mengakui penetrasi atau perjalanan ke dalam atau melalui

🇵🇭Filipino

matagos

pag-amin ng pagtagos o pagdaan sa o sa pamamagitan ng

🇲🇾Malay

boleh ditembusi

penerimaan penembusan atau laluan ke dalam atau melalui

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قابلة للاختراق

الاعتراف بالاختراق أو المرور إلى أو من خلال

🇮🇷Persian

قابل نفوذ

اعتراف به نفوذ یا عبور به داخل یا از طریق

🇹🇷Turkish

delinebilir

içeri girmenin veya geçmenin kabul edilmesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

חָדִיר

הודאה בחדירה או מעבר לתוך או דרך

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