pen|e|tra|li|um — «PEHN uh TRAY lee uhm», noun. the most secret or hidden part: »The novice…may be found unworthy of acceptance in the inner penetralium and be rejected (George Steiner). ╂[< penetralia] … Useful english dictionary
pen´e|tra´tive|ness — pen|e|tra|tive «PEHN uh TRAY tihv», adjective. penetrating; piercing: »Figurative. the penetrative character of temptations (Richard C. Trench). Perhaps one can distinguish between the great scientist and the researcher who is a mere technician… … Useful english dictionary
pen´e|tra´tive|ly — pen|e|tra|tive «PEHN uh TRAY tihv», adjective. penetrating; piercing: »Figurative. the penetrative character of temptations (Richard C. Trench). Perhaps one can distinguish between the great scientist and the researcher who is a mere technician… … Useful english dictionary
pen|e|tra|tive — «PEHN uh TRAY tihv», adjective. penetrating; piercing: »Figurative. the penetrative character of temptations (Richard C. Trench). Perhaps one can distinguish between the great scientist and the researcher who is a mere technician largely on the… … Useful english dictionary
pen|e|tra|ble — «PEHN uh truh buhl», adjective. that can be penetrated: »It is not penetrable by the eye of man (Edward Topsell). ╂[< Latin penetrābilis < penetrāre to penetrate] –en´e|tra|ble|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
pen|e|tra|bil|i|ty — «PEHN uh truh BIHL uh tee», noun. capability of being penetrated … Useful english dictionary
pen|e|tra|bly — «PEHN uh truh blee», adverb. so as to be penetrable: »... to make their prayers more penetrably enforcing (Thomas Nashe) … Useful english dictionary
pen|e|tra|tion — «PEHN uh TRAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act or power of penetrating: »Only a drill will make penetration of that wall possible. 2. the act of entering a country and gaining influence there: »economic penetration. 3. Figurative. sharpness of intellect; … Useful english dictionary
pen|e|tra|tor — «PEHN uh TRAY tuhr», noun. a person or thing that penetrates: »Figurative. He is the perfect penetrator into human vices (Edward G. Bulwer Lytton) … Useful english dictionary
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… … Useful english dictionary
