Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Porosity.
- noun The pores or porous parts of anything.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality of being porous.
- noun rare The open parts; the interstices of anything.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The quality of being
porous ;porosity
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the property of being porous; being able to absorb fluids
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Examples
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He is worried by the roadside bombings of the Taliban and the insecurity and "porousness" on the border is a problem, calling for a "new security strategy" which is being discussed at the moment.
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Over the centuries, the porousness of English has enabled it to absorb many thousands of new words from other languages.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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Over the centuries, the porousness of English has enabled it to absorb many thousands of new words from other languages.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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Recent drug arrests have highlighted the border's porousness.
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Hardness gives way to porousness, drawing you in but also inhibiting entry.
Beauty That's No Illusion Willard Spiegelman 2011
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Buyer beware: Some dealers may try to justify the porousness and pockmarks of lower-end stone as naturally occurring imperfections that are a stylistic choice, say contractors.
How You Should Talk So the IRS Will Listen Cristina Lourosa-Ricardo 2011
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Border porousness and security is already a big deal in the border states and the farther away we get from 9/11, the less national attention there is on the issues.
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Recent drug arrests have highlighted the border's porousness.
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He's been one of the cheerleaders for amnesty so why the great concern about the porousness of the border now??
Arizona senators call for stronger security on border with Mexico 2010
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Tinkers is about the legacy of consciousness and the porousness of identity from one generation the next.
Tinkers: Summary and book reviews of Tinkers by Paul Harding. 2009
mollusque commented on the word porousness
See porosity.
September 15, 2008