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- adjective Not
permeable . - adjective physics Having the same magnetic
permeability as that of free space, so that the material in question has a magnetic permeability (where μ0 = 4π×10−7 N A−2 exactly in SI units).
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Examples
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A nonpermeable patch containing 2 ml/kg body weight of Margosan-O@ was placed over small shaved areas on a group of albino rabbits.
Chapter 15 1992
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Montgomery County Planning Manager Joe Klosterman said that since the 1980s, any time a nonpermeable surface such as a roof, a road or a parking lot is built, some kind of system must be built to hold back stormwater so the site doesn't drain any faster than when it was in a natural state.
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