im|pen´e|tra|bly

im|pen´e|tra|bly
im|pen|e|tra|ble «ihm PEHN uh truh buhl», adjective.
1. that cannot be entered, pierced, or passed: »

The thorny branches made a thick, impenetrable hedge. A thick sheet of steel is impenetrable by an ordinary bullet. The lowlands presented early explorers with apparently impenetrable jungle (Atlantic).

2. Figurative. that cannot be seen into or understood; impossible to explain or understand; inscrutable: »

His sudden disappearance was hidden in an impenetrable mystery.

3. Figurative. not open to ideas or influences: »

an impenetrable mind.

4. Physics. (of a body) excluding all other bodies from the space it occupies.
im|pen´e|tra|ble|ness, noun.
im|pen´e|tra|bly, adverb.

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  • im|pen|e|tra|ble — «ihm PEHN uh truh buhl», adjective. 1. that cannot be entered, pierced, or passed: »The thorny branches made a thick, impenetrable hedge. A thick sheet of steel is impenetrable by an ordinary bullet. The lowlands presented early explorers with… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • tra — in·tra·bi·on·tic; in·tra·cartilaginous; in·tra·cav·i·tar·i·ly; in·tra·cav·i·tary; in·tra·cellular; in·tra·cerebral; in·tra·cervical; in·tra·chordal; in·tra·cisternal; in·tra·city; in·tra·coastal; in·tra·company; in·tra·continental;… …   English syllables

  • bly — ad·vis·a·bly; af·fa·bly; agree·a·bly; al·low·a·bly; am·bly·ce·phal·i·dae; am·bly·chro·mat·ic; am·bly·dac·ty·la; am·bly·om·ma; am·bly·o·pia; am·bly·op·sis; am·bly·o·scope; am·bly·pod; am·bly·rhyn·chus; am·bly·si·pho·nel·la; ame·na·bly; ami·a·bly;… …   English syllables

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  • -dac·ty·ly; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… …   English syllables

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