Pore — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas)

any small opening in the skin or outer surface of an animal

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɔːɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɔː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɔː/

1 syllable Say it as /pˈɔːɹ/.

Examples

Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

concentrate stoma rivet stomate centre focus center

Parts of Speech

noun	any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas)
noun	any small opening in the skin or outer surface of an animal
noun	a minute epidermal pore in a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor can pass
verb	direct one's attention on something “Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies”

Word Forms

porous	adjective	allowing passage in and out
poriferous	adjective	full of pores or vessels or holes
stomatous	adjective	relating to or constituting plant stomata
stomatal	adjective	relating to or constituting plant stomata
concentration	noun	complete attention; intense mental effort
focus	noun	the concentration of attention or energy on something
focussing	noun	the concentration of attention or energy on something
focusing	noun	the concentration of attention or energy on something
center	noun	the object upon which interest and attention focuses
centering	noun	the concentration of attention or energy on something

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

poro

cualquier pequeño agujero que permite el paso de un líquido (fluido o gas)

🇮🇹Italian

poro

qualsiasi piccolo foro che consente il passaggio di un liquido (fluido o gas)

🇳🇱Dutch

porie

elk klein gaatje dat de doorgang van een vloeistof (vloeistof of gas) mogelijk maakt

🇵🇹Portuguese

poro

qualquer pequeno orifício que permite a passagem de um líquido (fluido ou gás)

🇷🇺Russian

пора

любое крошечное отверстие, пропускающее жидкость (жидкость или газ)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ध्यान में लीन होना

तरल पदार्थ (तरल पदार्थ या गैस) के मार्ग को स्वीकार करने वाला कोई भी छोटा छेद

🇧🇩Bengali

ছিদ্র

তরল (তরল বা গ্যাস) প্রবেশ করার জন্য কোনো ক্ষুদ্র গর্ত

🇮🇳Tamil

துளை

ஒரு திரவம் (திரவம் அல்லது வாயு) கடந்து செல்லும் எந்த சிறிய துளையும்

🇮🇳Telugu

రంధ్రము

ద్రవ (ద్రవం లేదా వాయువు) మార్గాన్ని అంగీకరించే ఏదైనా చిన్న రంధ్రం

🇮🇳Marathi

छिद्र

द्रव (द्रव किंवा वायू) बाहेर पडण्याची परवानगी देणारे कोणतेही लहान छिद्र

🇮🇳Gujarati

છિદ્ર

પ્રવાહી (પ્રવાહી અથવા ગેસ) ના માર્ગને સ્વીકારતો કોઈપણ નાનો છિદ્ર

🇮🇳Kannada

ರಂಧ್ರ

ದ್ರವದ (ದ್ರವ ಅಥವಾ ಅನಿಲ) ಅಂಗೀಕಾರವನ್ನು ಒಪ್ಪಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಯಾವುದೇ ಸಣ್ಣ ರಂಧ್ರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സുഷിരം

ഒരു ദ്രാവകം (ദ്രാവകം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വാതകം) കടന്നുപോകാൻ അനുവദിക്കുന്ന ഏതെങ്കിലും ചെറിയ ദ്വാരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੋਰ

ਤਰਲ (ਤਰਲ ਜਾਂ ਗੈਸ) ਦੇ ਲੰਘਣ ਨੂੰ ਸਵੀਕਾਰ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ ਕੋਈ ਵੀ ਛੋਟਾ ਮੋਰੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

تاکنا

مائع (سیال یا گیس) کے گزرنے کا کوئی چھوٹا سا سوراخ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

毛孔

允许液体（流体或气体）通过的任何小孔

🇯🇵Japanese

細孔

液体（流体または気体）が通過できる小さな穴

🇰🇷Korean

기공

액체(유체 또는 기체)가 통과하는 작은 구멍

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ham mê

bất kỳ lỗ nhỏ nào cho phép chất lỏng (chất lỏng hoặc khí) đi qua

🇹🇭Thai

รูขุมขน

รูเล็ก ๆ ใด ๆ ที่ยอมรับของเหลว (ของเหลวหรือก๊าซ)

🇮🇩Indonesian

pori

setiap lubang kecil yang memungkinkan lewatnya cairan (cairan atau gas)

🇲🇾Malay

liang roma

sebarang lubang kecil yang membenarkan laluan cecair (cecair atau gas)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المسام

أي ثقب صغير يسمح بمرور سائل (سائل أو غاز)

🇮🇷Persian

منافذ

هر سوراخ کوچکی که اجازه عبور مایع (مایع یا گاز) را می دهد.

🇹🇷Turkish

gözenek

bir sıvının (sıvı veya gaz) geçişine izin veren herhangi bir küçük delik

🇮🇱Hebrew

נַקבּוּבִית

כל חור זעיר המאפשר מעבר של נוזל (נוזל או גז)

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The primary meaning of 'pore' is 'any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas)'.

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