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Porous — Por ous, a. [Cf. F. poreux. See {Pore}, n.] Full of pores; having interstices in the skin or in the substance of the body; having spiracles or passages for fluids; permeable by liquids; as, a porous skin; porous wood. The veins of porous earth.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Porous — Allgemeine Informationen Genre(s) Indiepop, Indierock Website http://www.porous.org … Deutsch Wikipedia
porous — index penetrable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
porous — late 14c., full of pores, from M.Fr. poreux (14c.), M.L. porosus, from L. porus opening (see PORE (Cf. pore) (n.)) … Etymology dictionary
porous — [adj] having holes; absorbent absorptive, penetrable, permeable, pervious, spongelike, spongy; concept 606 Ant. impermeable … New thesaurus
porous — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of a rock or other material) having minute spaces through which liquid or air may pass. DERIVATIVES porosity noun. ORIGIN from Latin porus pore … English terms dictionary
porous — [pôr′əs, pōr′əs] adj. [ME < ML porosus < L porus, PORE2] full of pores, through which fluids, air, or light may pass porously adv. porousness n … English World dictionary
porous — adjective Date: 14th century 1. a. possessing or full of pores b. containing vessels < hardwood is porous > 2. a. permeable to fluids b. permeable to outside influences 3. capable of being penetrated < porous national boundaries > • … New Collegiate Dictionary
porous — adjective /ˈpɔːrəs/ a) Full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through. Sponges are porous so they can filter water while trapping food. b) (Of legislation): full of loopholes Concrete is porous, so water will slowly filter through … Wiktionary
porous — po|rous [ˈpo:rəs] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: poreux, from pore; PORE1] 1.) allowing liquid, air etc to pass slowly through many very small holes ▪ porous material 2.) easy to pass through or get into something ▪ the porous border… … Dictionary of contemporary English
porous — po|rous [ pɔrəs ] adjective 1. ) a porous substance has a lot of very small holes in it so air and water can pass through it 2. ) not effective in preventing people from attacking or escaping: a porous border/defense … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
