POROSITY

Porosity

Porosity or void fraction is a measure of the void spaces in a material, and is a fraction of the volume of voids over the total volume, between 0 and 1, or as a percentage between 0 and 100%. The term is used in multiple fields including pharmaceutics, ceramics, metallurgy, materials, manufacturing, earth sciences, soil mechanics and engineering.

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porosity

Noun

  1. The state of being porous
  2. A measure of how porous a material is; the ratio of the volume of pores to the total volume


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