impermeable to air
1Air-tight — a. 1. So tight as to be impermeable to air or other gases; as, an air tight cylinder; said of containers. [1913 Webster] 2. of such close construction as to have little leakage of air in or out; said of structures [WordNet 1.5] 3. so thoroughly …
2air tight — hermetically sealed, impermeable to air; having no weakness or flaw …
3Impermeable — Im*per me*a*ble, a. [Pref. im not + permeable: cf. F. imperm[ e]able, L. impermeabilis.] Not permeable; not permitting passage, as of a fluid. through its substance; impervious; impenetrable; as, India rubber is impermeable to water and to air.… …
4impermeable — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. impervious, impenetrable. See defense. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [im PERM ee uhbul] water or air tight; impenetrable. An impermeable membrane inside the container kept… …
5Hot air balloon — This article is about hot air balloons themselves. For the associated activity, see hot air ballooning. For the rock opera, see Hot Air Balloon (rock opera). For the song, see Hot Air Balloon (song). Hot air balloon in flight …
6L'Imperméable — est le nom de la première montre de poche étanche/waterproof inventée à la fin du XIXe siècle et produite par la compagnie West End Watch Co, une des plus anciennes marques suisses de montres. Sommaire 1 Définition de l étanchéité 2 Historique 3… …
7Leviathan and the Air-Pump — Infobox Book name = Leviathan and the Air Pump title orig = translator = image caption = author = Steven Shapin and Simon Schaffer illustrator = cover artist = country = USA language = English series = genre = publisher = Princeton University… …
8Butyl rubber — mdash;also known as polyisobutylene and PIB (C4H8)n is a synthetic rubber, a homopolymer of 2 methyl 1 propene. Polyisobutylene is produced by polymerization of about 98% of isobutylene with about 2% of isoprene. Structurally, polyisobutylene… …
9airtight — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. hermetic; flawless. See closure, strength. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Not allowing air to enter] Syn. impermeable to air, sealed, shut tight; see tight 2 . 2. [Incontestable] Syn. unassailable,… …
10airtight — adjective Date: 1760 1. impermeable to air or nearly so < an airtight seal > 2. a. having no noticeable weakness, flaw, or loophole < an airtight argument > b. permitting no opportunity for an …
