Porosity
[paw-ros-i-tee, poh-, puh-] /pɔˈrɒs ɪ ti, poʊ-, pə-/
noun, plural porosities for 2.
1.
the state or quality of being .
2.
Geology, Engineering. the ratio, expressed as a percentage, of the volume of the or interstices of a substance, as a rock or rock stratum, to the total volume of the mass.
/pɔːˈrɒsɪtɪ/
noun (pl) -ties
1.
the state or condition of being porous
2.
(geology) the ratio of the volume of space to the total volume of a rock
n.
late 14c., from Old French porosité, from Medieval Latin porositas, from porus (see pore (n.)).
porosity po·ros·i·ty (pə-rŏs’ĭ-tē, pô-)
n.
porosity
(pə-rŏs’ĭ-tē, pô-)
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