- water-repellent
- adjective Date: 1896 treated with a finish that is resistant but not impervious to penetration by water
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
water-repellent
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water-repellent — water re.pellent adj material that is water repellent has been covered with a substance that makes water run off it, so that it does not become wet >water repellent n … Dictionary of contemporary English
water-repellent — [wôt′ərri pel΄ənt] adj. that repels water but is not thoroughly waterproof … English World dictionary
water-repellent — adjective hindering the penetration of water a water repellent coat • Syn: ↑water resistant • Similar to: ↑impermeable * * * ˈwater repellent [water repellent] … Useful english dictionary
water-repellent — adjective cloth or clothes that are water repellent are specially treated with chemicals so that water runs off them … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
water repellent — noun A chemical used to make fabric water repellent … Wiktionary
water-repellent coating — hidrofobinė danga statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Nuo vandens nedrėkstanti danga. atitikmenys: angl. hydrophobic coating; water repellent coating rus. водоотталкивающее покрытие; гидрофобное покрытие … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
water-repellent — adjective that slows the penetration of water (but is not waterproof) Syn: water resistant … Wiktionary
water repellent — adj. that absorbs water; treated with a finish that is resistant to water but not totally waterproof … English contemporary dictionary
water-repellent — /waw teuhr ri pel euhnt, wot euhr /, adj. having a finish that resists but is not impervious to water. [1895 1900] * * * … Universalium
water-repellent — adjective having a finish or coating that is not easily penetrated by water … English new terms dictionary
