Porosity

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Porosity \Po*ros"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. porosit['e].]
     The quality or state of being porous; -- opposed to density.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  porosity
       n : the property of being porous; being able to absorb fluids
           [syn: {porousness}] [ant: {solidity}]