Porousness

2 definitions found

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

  Porousness \Por"ous*ness\, n.
     1. The quality of being porous.
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     2. The open parts; the interstices of anything. [R.]
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              They will forcibly get into the porousness of it.
                                                    --Sir K.
                                                    Digby.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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