Porosity — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the property of being porous; being able to absorb fluids

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɔːɹˈɔsᵻɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/pɔːɹˈɒsɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɔːɹˈɒsɪti/

4 syllables Say it as /pɔːɹˈɔsᵻɾi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

porousness

Antonyms

solidity

Word Forms

porous

adjective

able to absorb fluids

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Porosität

die Eigenschaft, porös zu sein; Flüssigkeiten aufnehmen können

🇫🇷French

porosité

la propriété d'être poreux; être capable d'absorber des liquides

🇪🇸Spanish

porosidad

la propiedad de ser poroso; ser capaz de absorber líquidos

🇮🇹Italian

porosità

la proprietà di essere poroso; essere in grado di assorbire i liquidi

🇳🇱Dutch

porositeit

de eigenschap poreus te zijn; vloeistoffen kunnen opnemen

🇵🇹Portuguese

porosidade

a propriedade de ser poroso; ser capaz de absorver fluidos

🇷🇺Russian

пористость

свойство быть пористым; способность поглощать жидкости

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सरंध्रता

झरझरा होने का गुण; तरल पदार्थों को अवशोषित करने में सक्षम होना

🇧🇩Bengali

ছিদ্র

ছিদ্রযুক্ত হওয়ার সম্পত্তি; তরল শোষণ করতে সক্ষম হচ্ছে

🇮🇳Tamil

போரோசிட்டி

நுண்துளைகள் இருக்கும் சொத்து; திரவங்களை உறிஞ்ச முடியும்

🇮🇳Telugu

సచ్ఛిద్రత

పోరస్ యొక్క ఆస్తి; ద్రవాలను గ్రహించగలగడం

🇮🇳Marathi

सच्छिद्रता

सच्छिद्र असण्याची मालमत्ता; द्रव शोषण्यास सक्षम असणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

છિદ્રાળુતા

છિદ્રાળુ હોવાની મિલકત; પ્રવાહીને શોષી લેવામાં સક્ષમ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸರಂಧ್ರತೆ

ಸರಂಧ್ರವಾಗಿರುವ ಆಸ್ತಿ; ದ್ರವಗಳನ್ನು ಹೀರಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಸಾಧ್ಯವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സുഷിരം

സുഷിരങ്ങളുള്ള സ്വത്ത്; ദ്രാവകങ്ങൾ ആഗിരണം ചെയ്യാൻ കഴിയും

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

孔隙率

多孔性；能够吸收液体

🇯🇵Japanese

気孔率

多孔質であるという性質。液体を吸収できること

🇰🇷Korean

다공성

다공성 특성; 액체를 흡수할 수 있는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

độ xốp

tính chất xốp; có khả năng hấp thụ chất lỏng

🇹🇭Thai

ความพรุน

คุณสมบัติเป็นรูพรุน สามารถดูดซับของเหลวได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

porositas

sifat keropos; mampu menyerap cairan

🇵🇭Filipino

porosidad

ang ari-arian ng pagiging buhaghag; kakayahang sumipsip ng mga likido

🇲🇾Malay

keliangan

sifat berliang; mampu menyerap cecair

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المسامية

خاصية كونها مسامية. القدرة على امتصاص السوائل

🇮🇷Persian

تخلخل

خاصیت متخلخل بودن؛ توانایی جذب مایعات

🇹🇷Turkish

gözeneklilik

gözenekli olma özelliği; sıvıları emebilmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

נַקבּוּבִיוּת

התכונה להיות נקבוביות; יכולת לספוג נוזלים

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