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porosity vs sponginess

sponginess vs porosity

porosity and sponginess both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
porosity Yes No No No
sponginess Yes No No No
As nouns, sponginess is a hyponym of porosity; that is, sponginess is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than porosity:
  • porosity: the property of being porous; being able to absorb fluids
  • sponginess: the porosity of a sponge
Other hyponyms of porosity include permeability, permeableness.
porosity (noun) sponginess (noun)
the property of being porous; being able to absorb fluids the porosity of a sponge
the property of being able to occupy less space
Difference between porosity and sponginess

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