porosity

porosity
1. SYN: porosis. 2. A perforation. [G. poros, pore]

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po·ros·i·ty pə-'räs-ət-ē, pō-, pȯ- n, pl -ties
1 a) the quality or state of being porous
b) the ratio of the volume of interstices of a material to the volume of its mass
2) PORE

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po·ros·i·ty (pə-rosґĭ-te) 1. the condition of being porous. 2. pore.

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