porosity (redirected from solidification porosity)

po·ros·i·ty  (p-rs-t, pô-)

n. pl. po·ros·i·ties

1. The state or property of being porous.

2. A structure or part that is porous.

3. The ratio of the volume of all the pores in a material to the volume of the whole.

---

[Middle English porosite, from Old French, from Medieval Latin porsits, from porsus, porous; see porous.]

---

porosity [pɔːˈrɒsɪtɪ]

n pl -ties

1. the state or condition of being porous

2. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) Geology the ratio of the volume of space to the total volume of a rock

[from Medieval Latin porōsitās, from Late Latin porus pore²]

---

porosity  (p-rs-t, pô-)

1. The condition of being porous.

2. The ratio of the volume of all the pores in a material to the volume of the whole.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

porosity - the property of being porous; being able to absorb fluids porousness consistency, eubstance, consistence, body - the property of holding together and retaining its shape; "wool has more body than rayon"; "when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake" sponginess - the porosity of a sponge permeability, permeableness - the property of something that can be pervaded by a liquid (as by osmosis or diffusion) solidity, solidness - the consistency of a solid

Translations

porosity [pɔːˈrɒsɪtɪ] N → porosidad f

porosity

n (of rocks, substance) → Porosität f; (of skin) → Porigkeit f