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permeability

noun
/ˌpɝmi.əˈbɪlɪti/US/ˌpɜːmi.əˈbɪlɪti/UK

Etymology

From French perméabilité, equivalent to permeable + -ity.

  1. derived from perméabilité

Definitions

  1. The property of being permeable.

  2. The rate of flow of a fluid through a porous material.

    • The sulfite cake is usually blended with fly ash (and possibly lime) to produce a landfillable byproduct of low permeability.
    • McNamara et al. (1991) suggested that neurofactors located within the thoracic ganglion may alter the apparent ionic permeabilities of this freshwater prawn.

  3. A measure of the ability of a rock to transmit fluids (such as oil or water).

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A quantitative measure of the degree of magnetization of a material in the presence of an…

      A quantitative measure of the degree of magnetization of a material in the presence of an applied magnetic field (measured in newtons per ampere squared in SI units).

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Derived

antipermeability, dynamic permeability, hyperpermeability, hypopermeability, impermeability, magnetic permeability, micropermeability, semipermeability, space permeability, superpermeability, transpermeability, vasculopermeability, vasopermeability

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