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permeability vs porousness

porousness vs permeability

permeability and porousness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
permeability Yes No No No
porousness Yes No No No
As nouns, porousness is a hypernym of permeability; that is, porousness is a word with a broader meaning than permeability:
  • permeability: the property of something that can be pervaded by a liquid (as by osmosis or diffusion)
  • porousness: the property of being porous; being able to absorb fluids
Other hypernyms of permeability include porosity.
permeability (noun) porousness (noun)
the property of something that can be pervaded by a liquid (as by osmosis or diffusion) the property of being porous; being able to absorb fluids
Difference between permeability and porousness

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