Associations to the word «Permeability»

Wiktionary

PERMEABILITY, noun. The property of being permeable
PERMEABILITY, noun. The rate of flow of a fluid through a porous material
PERMEABILITY, noun. (geology) a measure of the ability of a rock to transmit fluids (such as oil or water)
PERMEABILITY, noun. (physics) 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).

Dictionary definition

PERMEABILITY, noun. The property of something that can be pervaded by a liquid (as by osmosis or diffusion).

Wise words

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