different between jammed vs impermeable

English

Adjective

jammed

1. Stuck.

   The window is jammed shut.

   How to treat a jammed finger or toe.

   The printer is still jammed. Make sure that all the jammed paper is removed.

   The ship was jammed between two rocks.

2. Overcrowded; congested

   Certain routes of the city are heavily jammed.

   These roads are hopelessly jammed with cars and mobile homes during holidays.

   A jammed Oktoberfest beer tent.

Translations

Verb

jammed

1. simple past tense and past participle of jam

Ter Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *j?m?t?k.

Verb

jammed

1. die

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002-2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages?^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

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.