Porosity vs. Porousness — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Porosity and Porousness
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Porosity
Porosity or void fraction is a measure of the void (i.e. "empty") spaces in a material, and is a fraction of the volume of voids over the total volume, between 0 and 1, or as a percentage between 0% and 100%.
Porousness
Admitting the passage of gas or liquid through pores or interstices.
Porosity
The state or property of being porous.
Porousness
Easily crossed or penetrated
A porous border.
Porosity
A structure or part that is porous.
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Porousness
The quality of being porous; porosity
Porosity
The ratio of the volume of all the pores in a material to the volume of the whole.
Porousness
The quality of being porous.
Porosity
(uncountable) The state of being porous
Porousness
The open parts; the interstices of anything.
They will forcibly get into the porousness of it.
Porosity
(countable) A measure of how porous a material is; the ratio of the volume of pores to the total volume
Porousness
The property of being porous; being able to absorb fluids
Porosity
The quality or state of being porous; - opposed to density.
Porosity
The property of being porous; being able to absorb fluids
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