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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. admitting of penetration or passage into or through;
- Example: "a penetrable wall"
- Example: "penetrable defenses"

2. capable of being penetrated;
- Example: "penetrable defenses"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.
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         And pierce his only penetrable part.     --Dryden.
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         I am not made of stones,
         But penetrable to your kind entreats.    --Shak.
   [1913 Webster] -- Pen"e*tra*ble*ness, n. --
   Pen"e*tra*bly, adv.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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"