penetrable

/'penitrəbl/
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penetrable

The thick fog was penetrable by the bright lighthouse beam.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Capable of being entered, pierced, or passed through: Describes a physical barrier or substance that allows something to enter, cross, or permeate it.
    • Capable of being understood or comprehended: Describes an idea, concept, or mystery that can be grasped by the intellect.
Usage and Examples
  • Describing a physical barrier:
    • The soil was soft and penetrable by the roots.
    • The fortress was considered penetrable only from the north.
  • Describing comprehensibility:
    • Her argument was complex but ultimately penetrable.
    • The author's obscure writing style made his thesis barely penetrable.
Advanced Usage
  • "Penetrable to": Used to specify the agent or force that can pass through.
    • This fabric is penetrable to ultraviolet light.
    • The new encryption is not penetrable to conventional hacking methods.
Variants and Related Words
  • Impenetrable (adj.): The direct antonym, meaning impossible to enter, pierce, or understand.
    • An impenetrable jungle.
    • An impenetrable mystery.
  • Penetrability (n.): The quality or state of being penetrable.
    • Scientists tested the penetrability of the material.
Synonyms
  • Pervious: Allowing passage through.
  • Permeable: Allowing liquids or gases to pass through.
  • Porous: Full of tiny holes that allow passage.
  • Comprehensible: Able to be understood.
Antonyms
  • Impenetrable
  • Impervious
  • Impermeable
penetrable

The thick fog was penetrable by the bright lighthouse beam.

Adjective
  1. capable of being penetrated
    • penetrable defenses
  2. admitting of penetration or passage into or through
    • a penetrable wall
    • penetrable defenses

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