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po·ros·i·ty

 (pə-rŏs′ĭ-tē, pô-)
n. pl. po·ros·i·ties
1. The state or property of being porous.
2. A structure or part that is porous.
3. The ratio of the volume of all the pores in a material to the volume of the whole.
[Middle English porosite, from Old French, from Medieval Latin porōsitās, from porōsus, porous; see porous.]
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porosity

(pɔːˈrɒsɪtɪ)
n, pl -ties
1. the state or condition of being porous
2. (Geological Science) geology the ratio of the volume of space to the total volume of a rock
[C14: from Medieval Latin porōsitās, from Late Latin porus pore2]
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po•ros•i•ty

(pɔˈrɒs ɪ ti, poʊ-, pə-)

n., pl. -ties.
1. the state or quality of being porous.
2. (in rock or other natural material) the ratio of aggregated pore space to the volume of the entire mass: used as a measure of the amount of fluid, as oil, that a geologic stratum might hold.
[1350–1400; Middle English porosytee < Medieval Latin porōsitās. See porous, -ity]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.porosity - the property of being porous; being able to absorb fluids
porousness
consistency, eubstance, consistence, body - the property of holding together and retaining its shape; "wool has more body than rayon"; "when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake"
sponginess - the porosity of a sponge
permeability, permeableness - the property of something that can be pervaded by a liquid (as by osmosis or diffusion)
solidity, solidness - the consistency of a solid
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Translations

porosity

[pɔːˈrɒsɪtɪ] N → porosidad f
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porosity

n (of rocks, substance) → Porosität f; (of skin) → Porigkeit f
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