porosities
Measures of voidness
Porosities is the plural of porosity—the quality or state of being porous, having small holes or spaces that allow passage of fluids or air.
In technical contexts, porosities often refers to specific instances or measurements: The engineer documented several porosities in the concrete.
Geologists and materials scientists use the term when discussing multiple samples or types of porous structures.
Study of geological deposits
- fracturesBreaks in rigid material
- voidsEmptinesses or nullifies
- matrixOrdered numerical arrangement
- cementationMineral-binding of particles
limestone · dolomite · sandstone · shale · carbonate · karst · reservoir · aquifer
Unbroken forward movement
- conductivityAbility to carry current
- diffusionPassive molecular spreading
- transmissivityFlow capacity through medium
- leakageUnintended fluid escape
flux · interstices · hydraulic · permeate · infiltration · tortuosity · connectivity · pathways
Rough or vulgar quality
- graininessGrainy visual texture
- sponginessSoft, porous resilience
- pockmarkedScarred with small holes
- pittedSeed removed, or opposed
airiness · foaminess · fissures · cavities · holes · openness · honeycomb · lacework
Absorbent cleaning material
- soakSaturate with liquid
- saturationState of complete permeation
- capillarityLiquid rise in tubes
- osmosisSolvent crossing semipermeable barrier
seepage · percolate · retention · infuse · penetrate · uptake · wicking · moisture
Thin tissue sheet
- sieveMesh filtering utensil
- percolationLiquid passing through pores
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- meshInterlocking open weave
filter · separation · semipermeable · straining · throughput · retention · selectivity · backwash
sedimentology
Study of geological deposits
cementation · limestone · dolomite · sandstone · shale · carbonate · karst · reservoir · aquifer · permeability
flow
Unbroken forward movement
- conductivityAbility to carry current
- diffusionPassive molecular spreading
- transmissivityFlow capacity through medium
leakage · flux · interstices · hydraulic · permeate · infiltration · tortuosity · connectivity · pathways · throats
coarseness
Rough or vulgar quality
- graininessGrainy visual texture
- sponginessSoft, porous resilience
- pockmarkedScarred with small holes
pitted · airiness · foaminess · fissures · cavities · holes · openness · honeycomb · lacework · vesicular
sponge
Absorbent cleaning material
- soakSaturate with liquid
- saturationState of complete permeation
- capillarityLiquid rise in tubes
osmosis · seepage · percolate · retention · infuse · penetrate · uptake · wicking · moisture · absorbency
membrane
Thin tissue sheet
- sieveMesh filtering utensil
- percolationLiquid passing through pores
- screeningEvaluative selection process
mesh · filter · separation · semipermeable · straining · throughput · retention · selectivity · backwash · crossflow
porositiessolidity
Firmness of structure
impermeability · density · compactness · solidities · densities
porositiesclosures
Acts of sealing shut
rigidities · intactness · barriers · boundaries · separations
porositiessolidities
States of compactness
densities · compactness · solidity · denseness · homogeneity