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porosity

/paw-ros-i-tee, poh-, puh-/US // pɔˈrɒs ɪ ti, poʊ-, pə- //UK // (pɔːˈrɒsɪtɪ) //

孔隙率,孔隙度,多孔性,孔率

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural po·ros·i·ties for 2.

    • : the state or quality of being porous.
    • : 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.

Examples

  • These characters are dependent principally, though not entirely, on the porosity of the soil.

  • This is due to the absence of pitch and the porosity of the wood.

  • An increase in the porosity of the filtering tube is not to be thought of, as this would allow very small germs to pass.

  • In this way all the organic matter will be burned, and the tube will resume its former porosity.

  • Porosity is therefore the reverse of plasticity and these two properties must be adjusted so as to balance each other.