permanent

adj 1: continuing or enduring without marked change in status or

condition or place; "permanent secretary to the

president"; "permanent address"; "literature of

permanent value" [syn: {lasting}] [ant: {impermanent}]

2: not capable of being reversed or returned to the original

condition; "permanent brain damage"

n : a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and

chemicals [syn: {permanent wave}, {perm}]