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porous

English

Etymology

From Old French poros, from Latin porus (an opening).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?p????s/
  • Rhymes: -??r?s

Adjective

porous (comparative more porous, superlative most porous)

  1. Full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through.
    Sponges are porous so they can filter water while trapping food.
    Concrete is porous, so water will slowly filter through it.
  2. (figuratively) With many gaps.
  3. (figuratively, by extension) full of loopholes

Synonyms

  • (full of holes): permeable

Translations

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permeameter

English

Noun

permeameter (plural permeameters)

  1. (geology) A device used to measure the permeability of a fluid (e.g., water) through a porous material.
  2. (physics) An instrument used to measure the electromagnetic permeability of a material.

Anagrams

  • amperemeter, amperemetre

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