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Percolation vs Permeability - What's the difference?

percolation | permeability |

As nouns the difference between percolation and permeability

is that percolation is the seepage or filtration of a liquid through a porous substance while permeability is the property of being permeable.

percolation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • the seepage or filtration of a liquid through a porous substance

    • Anagrams

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    permeability

    English

    (wikipedia permeability)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • the property of being permeable
  • the rate of flow of a fluid through a porous material
  • (geology) a measure of the ability of a rock to transmit fluids (such as oil or water)
  • (physics) 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).

    • Related terms

    * impermeable * nonpermeable * permeameter

    See also

    * conductivity