porosity

Noun

Meaning

The quality or state of being porous; -- opposed to density.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

porousness riddle screen porous sponge permeability pore permeable honeycomb colander transparence haziness consistence patency penetrability

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Antonyms

solidity decision substance confidence reliability backbone

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Hypernyms

body substance consistency consistence

Hyponyms

permeability sponginess permeableness

Phrases with the word

soil porosity

Anagrams

isotropy

Examples

Because the porosity of the surface soil results in virtually zero runoff, lenses are easily polluted by fecal waste, burials, and chemical spills. Source: Internet

Because the bones of Archaeopteryx could not be histologically sectioned in a formal skeletochronological (growth ring) analysis, Erickson and colleagues used bone vascularity (porosity) to estimate bone growth rate. Source: Internet

Alexandria, VA: American Geological Institute ISBN 3-540-27951-2 The pore space in a rock has a direct relationship to the porosity and permeability of the rock. Source: Internet

Compaction reduces the porosity and the pore sizes. Source: Internet

Controlling annealing temperature is another method of reducing or eliminating porosity. Source: Internet

If a rock unit of low porosity is highly fractured, it can also make a good aquifer (via fissure flow), provided the rock has a hydraulic conductivity sufficient to facilitate movement of water. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

porosimetrically porosimetry porosis porosome porotaxic porotaxy