perforable
Able to pierce
Perforable means capable of being perforated—pierced with holes or punctured.
The term appears in technical contexts describing materials that can be penetrated: The membrane is perforable by fine needles.
Most often encountered in medical, industrial, or scientific writing where the capacity for perforation matters.
Make hole through
- punctureHole from penetration
- punchStrike with fist
- drillHole-boring device
- boreTiresome individual or drill
penetrate · poke · stab · needle · awl · skewer · spike · nail
Interlocking open weave
- sieveMesh filtering utensil
- filterPorous separation device
- foamBubble-filled substance
- spongeAbsorbent cleaning material
screen · netting · gauze · cheesecloth · burlap · muslin · lattice · grate
pierce
Make hole through
bore · penetrate · poke · stab · needle · awl · skewer · spike · nail · tack
mesh
Interlocking open weave
sponge · screen · netting · gauze · cheesecloth · burlap · muslin · lattice · grate · strainer
tissue
Disposable soft paper
paper · cardboard · leather · fabric · vinyl · plastic · rubber · drywall · sheetmetal · canvas
brittle
Liable to shatter
gossamer · sheer · papery · crumbly · friable · breakable · fragile · vulnerable · weak · fine
perforableimpenetrable
Impossible to pass through
impervious · impermeable · unpierceable · solid · dense
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