Porous vs Permeameter - What's the difference?
porous | permeameter |
Full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through.
(Of legislation) full of loopholes
(figuratively) With many gaps.
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(geology) A device used measure the permeability of a fluid (e.g., water) through a porous material.
(physics) An instrument used to measure the electromagnetic permeability of a material.
As an adjective porous
is full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through.As a noun permeameter is
(geology) a device used measure the permeability of a fluid (eg, water) through a porous material.porous
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Adjective
(en adjective)- Sponges are porous so they can filter water while trapping food.
- Concrete is porous , so water will slowly filter through it.
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