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noun
The property of being permeable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
The rate of flow of a fluid through a porous material.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
A measure of the ability of a rock to transmit fluids (such as oil or water).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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noun
A quantitative measure of the degree of magnetization of a material in the presence of an applied magnetic field (measured in newtons per ampere squared in SI units).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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noun
the property of something that can be pervaded by a liquid (as by osmosis or diffusion)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: permeableness
Antonyms: impermeability
Broader terms: porosity, porousness
Narrower terms: absorbency
History
From French perméabilité, equivalent to permeable + -ity.
Across languages
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
