IMPENETRABILITY
\ɪmpˌɛnɪtɹəbˈɪlɪti], \ɪmpˌɛnɪtɹəbˈɪlɪti], \ɪ_m_p_ˌɛ_n_ɪ_t_ɹ_ə_b_ˈɪ_l_ɪ_t_i]\
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That property in virtue of which two portions of matter can not at the same time occupy the same portion of space.
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Insusceptibility of intellectual or emotional impression; obtuseness; stupidity; coldness.
By Oddity Software
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That property in virtue of which two portions of matter can not at the same time occupy the same portion of space.
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Insusceptibility of intellectual or emotional impression; obtuseness; stupidity; coldness.
By Noah Webster.
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n. Quality of being impenetrable ; - that property of matter by which it excludes all other matter from the space it occupies ;- obtuseness ; stupidity ; - want of sympathy or susceptibility.
By Thomas Sheridan
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