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Vinony

porosity

noun

  1. ratio of void volume and total volume of a porous material
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noun

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.

  1. The state of being porous.

    “An overfired biscuit has insufficient porosity for glazing.”

  2. A measure of how porous a material is; the ratio of the volume of pores to the total volume