porosity
[paw-ros-i-tee, poh-, puh-]
Origin of porosity
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This is due to the absence of pitch and the porosity of the wood.
The Wonder Book of KnowledgeVarious
The porosity of some of the rocks can here be readily distinguished.
The Jenolan CavesSamuel Cook
It dissolves the cantharidin, and at the same time gives to the collodion film the essential property of porosity.
So in St Johns wort, we may take notice of the form of the leaves and flowers, the porosity of the leaves, the Veins.
Herbals, Their Origin and EvolutionAgnes Arber
Moosehide at best is not water repellent and is good for dry trails and dry snow work because of its porosity.
Touring AfootClaude Powell Fordyce
porosity
- the state or condition of being porous
- geology the ratio of the volume of space to the total volume of a rock
Word Origin
C14: from Medieval Latin porōsitās, from Late Latin porus pore ²
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Word Origin and History for porosity
n.
late 14c., from Old French porosité, from Medieval Latin porositas, from porus (see pore (n.)).
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porosity
(pə-rŏs′ĭ-tē, pô-)
- The state or property of being porous.
- A structure or part that is porous.
- A cavity or perforation.
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porosity
[pə-rŏs′ĭ-tē, pô-]
- The condition of being porous.
- The ratio of the volume of all the pores in a material to the volume of the whole.
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