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• Pervious — Per vi*ous, a. [L. pervis; per + via a way. See {Per }, and {Voyage}.] 1. Admitting passage; capable of being penetrated by another body or substance; permeable; as, a pervious soil. [1913 Webster] [Doors] . . . pervious to winds, and open every… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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• dam — dam1 /dam/, n., v., dammed, damming. n. 1. a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, esp. one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river. 2. a body of water confined by a dam. 3. any barrier resembling a dam. v.t. 4. to furnish with a …   Universalium

• Dam — /dam, dahm/, n. (Carl Peter) Henrik /kahrl pee ter hen rik/; Dan. /kahrddl pay teuhrdd hen rddik/, 1895 1976, Danish biochemist: Nobel prize for medicine 1943. * * * I Barrier built across a stream, river, or estuary to conserve water for such… …   Universalium

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