porosity en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English porous Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English porosity From porous + -ity.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The state of being porous.
An overfired biscuit has insufficient porosity for glazing.
2004, Frank Hamer with Janet Hamer, The Potter's Dictionary of Materials and Techniques, 5th edition, London; Philadelphia, Penn.: A & C Black; University of Pennsylvania Press, →ISBN, page 248:
- (countable) A measure of how porous a material is; the ratio of the volume of pores to the total volume
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| porosities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
nonporosity · imporosity · macroporosity · mesoporosity · nanoporosity · microporosity
Synonyms
Translations (37)
tl kabugaan (measure of how porous a material is) · no porøsitet (state of being porous) · it porosità (state of being porous) · io porozeso (state of being porous) · it porosità (measure of how porous a material is) · nl poreusheid (measure of how porous a material is) · fa تخلخل (measure of how porous a material is) · cs pórovitost (state of being porous) · ru по́ристость (measure of how porous a material is) · ru по́ристость (state of being porous) · sv porositet (state of being porous) · ca porositat (measure of how porous a material is) · fa تخلخل (state of being porous) · fi huokoisuus (state of being porous) · gu છિદ્રાળુતા (measure of how porous a material is) · pl porowatość (measure of how porous a material is) · nl poreusheid (state of being porous) · pl porowatość (state of being porous) · de Porösität (measure of how porous a material is) · nl porositeit (measure of how porous a material is) · ar مَسَامِّيَّة (state of being porous) · fr porosité (measure of how porous a material is) · es porosidad (measure of how porous a material is) · pt porosidade (measure of how porous a material is) · nl porositeit (state of being porous) · es porosidad (state of being porous) · fa پوکی (state of being porous) · tl kabugaan (state of being porous) · cs pórovitost (measure of how porous a material is) · de Porösität (state of being porous) · pt porosidade (state of being porous) · fa پوکی (measure of how porous a material is) · da porøsitet (state of being porous) · ca porositat (state of being porous) · fr porosité (state of being porous) · ja 気孔 (state of being porous) · ar مَسَامِّيَّة (measure of how porous a material is)