Porous vs Prominent - What's the difference?
porous | prominent |
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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, year=2011
, date=May 14
, author=Peter Scrivener
, title=Sunderland 1 - 3 Wolverhampton
, work=BBC Sport
Standing out, or projecting; jutting; protuberant.
Likely to attract attention from its size or position; conspicuous.
Eminent; distinguished above others.
As adjectives the difference between porous and prominent
is that porous is full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through while prominent is standing out, or projecting; jutting; protuberant.porous
English
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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