impermeable

In a sentence

Six example sentences with impermeable, each labelled with its topic.

• A layer of impermeable membrane sits under the tiles, so rain that gets past them still cannot reach the timber.

  Architecture

• The clay beneath the landfill is impermeable, which is why nothing leaking from the waste above has reached the aquifer.

  Environment

• A surgical gown must stay impermeable for the whole operation, so each batch is tested under water pressure before shipping.

  Medicine

• In the experiment the students wrapped one cup in an impermeable film, and only the uncovered cup had lost water by morning.

  Science

• A truly impermeable jacket keeps the rain out but holds the sweat in, so hikers open the vents on every climb.

  Travel

• The watch's seals stay impermeable to a depth of fifty meters, and each unit is tested in a pressure tank before sale.

  Technology

Found in these word lists

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More GMAT words

• proclivity
• apprise
• evanescent
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• deprecate
• maudlin
• modish
• antedate
• spurn
• abet
• hoodwink
• hodgepodge