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porosity (s) (noun), porosities (pl)
1. The condition of being porous: Porosity exists in things containing small voids (empty spaces) or cavities that can be permeated by water, air, gas, oil, and so on.
2. The ratio of the total amount of void, or empty, space in a material to the overall bulk volume of the material: Porosity can be exemplified by the ratio of the volume of space to the total volume of a rock
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open porosity (s) (noun), open porosities (pl)
The total volume of a material occupied by pores that are interconnected and that are joined to the outer surface: Mary learned that open porosity referred to aa situation where there are spaces that can be filled by the addition of a liquid.
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