Difference between Nonpermeable and Impermeable

What is the difference between Nonpermeable and Impermeable?

Nonpermeable as an adjective is not permeable while Impermeable as an adjective is impossible to permeate

Nonpermeable

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: not permeable having the same magnetic permeability as that of free space, so that the material in question has a magnetic permeability \mu = \mu_0 (where μ0 = 4π×10−7 N A−2 exactly in SI units).

Impermeable

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: impossible to permeatenot allowing passage, especially of liquids; waterproof

We hope you now know whether to use Nonpermeable or Impermeable in your sentence.

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