2. (Physics) That property in virtue of which two portions of
matter can not at the same time occupy the same portion of
space.
[1913 Webster]
3. Insusceptibility of intellectual or emotional impression; obtuseness; stupidity; coldness. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
impenetrability — index congealment, inviolability, opacity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Impenetrability — In metaphysics, impenetrability is the name given to that quality of matter whereby two bodies cannot occupy the same space at the same time. The philosopher John Toland argued that impenetrability and extension were sufficient to define matter,… … Wikipedia
impenetrability — impenetrable ► ADJECTIVE 1) impossible to get through or into. 2) impossible to understand. 3) impervious to new ideas or influences. DERIVATIVES impenetrability noun impenetrably adverb … English terms dictionary
impenetrability — noun Date: 1653 1. the inability of two portions of matter to occupy the same space at the same time 2. the quality or state of being impenetrable … New Collegiate Dictionary
impenetrability — /im pen i treuh bil i tee, im pen /, n. 1. the state or quality of being impenetrable. 2. Physics. that property of matter by virtue of which two bodies cannot occupy the same space simultaneously. [1655 65; IMPENETR(ABLE) + ABILITY] * * * … Universalium
impenetrability — noun The characteristic of being impenetrable; invulnerability … Wiktionary
IMPENETRABILITY — the name given to that quality of matter whereby two bodies cannot occupy the same space at the same time … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
impenetrability — im·pen·e·tra·bil·i·ty || ɪm‚penɪtrÉ™ bɪlÉ™tɪ n. incapability of being penetrated or entered; insusceptibility to outside ideas or influences; unfathomability, inscrutability … English contemporary dictionary
impenetrability — im·penetrability … English syllables
impenetrability — im•pen•e•tra•bil•i•ty [[t]ɪmˌpɛn ɪ trəˈbɪl ɪ ti, ˌɪm pɛn [/t]] n. 1) the state or quality of being impenetrable 2) phs the property of matter by which two bodies cannot occupy the same space simultaneously • Etymology: 1655–65 … From formal English to slang
