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. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
porousness — pÉ”ËrÉ™snɪs n. porousness, state of having many tiny holes … English contemporary dictionary
porousness — akytumas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Medžiagos savybė turėti daug mažų ertmių. atitikmenys: angl. poriness; porosity; porousness; sponginess; voidage rus. пористость; ячеистость ryšiai: sinonimas – porėtumas sinonimas – poringumas … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
porousness — noun see porous … New Collegiate Dictionary
porousness — See porously. * * * … Universalium
porousness — noun The quality of being porous; porosity … Wiktionary
porousness — po·rous·ness … English syllables
porousness — noun the property of being porous; being able to absorb fluids • Syn: ↑porosity • Ant: ↑solidity (for: ↑porosity) • Derivationally related forms: ↑porous, ↑por … Useful english dictionary
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men — infobox Book | name = Brief Interviews with Hideous Men title orig = translator = image caption = author = David Foster Wallace illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Short story publisher =… … Wikipedia
Opening — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Opening >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 hole hole foramen Sgm: N 1 puncture puncture perforation Sgm: N 1 fontanel fontanel Sgm: N 1 transforation transforation Sgm: N 1 pinhole pinhole … English dictionary for students
porosity — noun the property of being porous; being able to absorb fluids (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑porousness • Ant: ↑solidity • Derivationally related forms: ↑porous (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
