porosity

IPA: pɝˈɑsʌti

(uncountable) The state of being porous.
(countable) A measure of how porous a material is; the ratio of the volume of pores to the total volume

Examples of "porosity" in Sentences

Windbreaks should have from 20-50% porosity, that is allow
The rock had an amazing 30% porosity, meaning that, like a sponge, it had lots of holes for holding gas.
Nitrogen fixing trees can improve soil physical properties, such as porosity and bulk density, and increase soil nutrient availability.
“We felt that we wanted to maintain the kind of porosity that we get in the best parts of the city,” said architect Rafael Pelli, who designed the plan along with FxFowle.
So we have the ability to measure what's called porosity, which is how big - how much wood volume as a whole, so how much stuff could there be and whether it's connected or not?
The gaps in the strands (also known as porosity) also cause hair to absorb moisture from the air like crazy -- explaining why many of us turn into Bozo the Clown on a rainy day.
Before leaving the subject of local sandstones it will be necessary to refer to one quality they have which is of excellent utility as regards the storage of water, but which is decidedly a disadvantage in building stone -- that is, their porosity.
But the awards if the sand package continues and has these big, thick high-pressured sands that had the kind of porosity and permeability we had at JB Mountain and Flatrock, which we expect them to be, as we said the flow rates of 50 to 100 million a day in 10 feet of water.