porosity, porousness
(noun) the property of being porous; being able to absorb fluids
Source: WordNet® 3.1
porousness (usually uncountable, plural porousnesses)
The quality of being porous; porosity
Source: Wiktionary
Por"ous*ness, n.
1. The quality of being porous.
2. The open parts; the interstices of anything. [R.] They will forcibly get into the porousness of it. Sir K. Digby.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 February 2025
(noun) (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun)
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
