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Characterization Laboratory Porosity and Particle Analysis
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po⋅ros⋅i⋅ty

  [paw-ros-i-tee, poh-, puh-]
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–noun, plural -ties for 2.
1. the state or quality of being porous.
2. Geology, Engineering. the ratio, expressed as a percentage, of the volume of the pores or interstices of a substance, as a rock or rock stratum, to the total volume of the mass.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME porosytee < ML porōsitās. See porous, -ity
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po·ros·i·ty   (pə-rŏs'ĭ-tē, 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 porōsitās, from porōsus, porous; see porous.]
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Main Entry: po·ros·i·ty
Pronunciation: p&-'räs-&t-E, pO-, po-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
1a : 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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porosity po·ros·i·ty (pə-rŏs'ĭ-tē, pô-)
n.

  1. The state or property of being porous.

  2. A structure or part that is porous.

  3. A cavity or perforation.

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porosity   (pə-rŏs'ĭ-tē, pô-)  Pronunciation Key 

  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.


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