different between cramped vs impermeable

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?æmpt/

Verb

cramped

1. simple past tense and past participle of cramp

Adjective

cramped (comparative more cramped, superlative most cramped)

1. Uncomfortably restricted in size, or financially.

   • Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers, […]. Even such a boat as the Mount Vernon offered a total deck space so cramped as to leave secrecy or privacy well out of the question, even had the motley and democratic assemblage of passengers been disposed to accord either.

2. Overcrowded or congested.
3. Tight because of or like suffering a cramp.
4. Illegible.

Translations

English

Etymology

From French imperméable, from Latin imperme?bilis, from im- + perme?bilis (“permeable”).

Adjective

impermeable (comparative more impermeable, superlative most impermeable)

1. Impossible to permeate.
2. Not allowing passage, especially of liquids; waterproof.

Synonyms

• sealed

Antonyms

• permeable

Related terms

Translations

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin imperme?bilis, equivalent to im- +? permeable.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /im.p??.me?a.bl?/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /im.p?r.me?a.bl?/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /im.pe?.me?a.ble/

Adjective

impermeable (masculine and feminine plural impermeables)

1. impermeable

   Antonym: permeable

Derived terms

• impermeabilitzar

Related terms

• impermeabilitat

Noun

impermeable m (plural impermeables)

1. raincoat

Further reading

• “impermeable” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “impermeable” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “impermeable” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “impermeable” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “impermeable” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Alternative forms

• impermeábel

Etymology

From Latin imperme?bilis, equivalent to im- +? permeable.

Adjective

impermeable m or f (plural impermeables)

1. impermeable, waterproof

   Antonym: permeable

Noun

impermeable m (plural impermeables)

1. raincoat

Derived terms

• impermeabilidade
• impermeabilizar

Further reading

• “impermeable” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin imperme?bilis, equivalent to im- +? permeable.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /impe?me?able/, [?m.pe?.me?a.??le]

Adjective

impermeable (plural impermeables)

1. impermeable, waterproof

   Antonym: permeable

Noun

impermeable m (plural impermeables)

1. raincoat

Derived terms

• impermeabilidad
• impermeabilizar

Further reading

• “impermeable” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.