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   Pen·e·tra·ble

   /ˈpenətrəb(ə)l/

   

   adjective

   • 1. allowing things to pass through; permeable: "the outer membrane is penetrable" Similar permeableperviousporousopenhoneycombedcellularholeysieve-likeleakypierceableaccessibleunderstandablefathomablegraspableapproachableeasy to understandcomprehensible tointelligible toaccessible toOpposite imperviousimpenetrableincomprehensible
   • 2. possible to understand; understandable: "the translation makes the original text penetrable"

   Derivatives

   • 1. penetrability noun

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