permeability

noun per·me·abil·i·ty \ ˌpər-mē-ə-ˈbi-lə-tē \

Updated on: 15 May 2018

Definition of permeability

1 : the quality or state of being permeable

2 : the property of a magnetizable substance that determines the degree in which it modifies the magnetic flux in the region occupied by it in a magnetic field

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Other constituents might interfere with the permeability and porosity of the shale itself, gumming up oil production.

— jennifer hiller, San Antonio Express-News, "Oil field wastewater finds a second life," 7 May 2018
Given that permeability, the financial temptation for pop stars to head to Nashville is clear.

— spencer kornhaber, The Atlantic, "Telling the Pop-Star-Goes-Country Story Again," 6 Apr. 2018
This permeability would be a recurring feature of his later work.

— nikil saval, New York Times, "Kengo Kuma’s Architecture of the Future," 15 Feb. 2018
In these plants, cooling temperatures initiate the accumulation of sugars, modification of proteins and changes in cell membrane permeability - all of which increase the plant's cold hardiness.

— jefferson county cooperative extension, AL.com, "Protecting plants from the cold (Garden Talk)," 5 Feb. 2018
More studies are needed to determine how the T. reesei spores affect concrete's strength and permeability, as well as how long the spores can survive within concrete.

— david freeman /, NBC News, "This fungus from WWII could offer a simple fix for crumbling infrastructure," 24 Jan. 2018
Fracturing and rock breakage are extensive and markedly increased, and permeability is appreciably increased both in the rock mass itself and along isolated tectonic faults. ...

— eric limer, Popular Mechanics, "Is North Korea's Nuke-Testing Mountain at Risk of Collapse?," 20 Oct. 2017
Josh Green’s account of the rise of Steve Bannon, is that Bannon understood both the importance and the permeability of the mainstream news media to his ideas and messaging.

— jonathan chait, Daily Intelligencer, "The Only Problem in American Politics Is the Republican Party," 10 Sep. 2017
The building's new metaphor is for clarity and permeability.

— Alaska Dispatch News, "How the best of the future emerged at the remodeled Loussac Library," 22 July 2017

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noun per·me·abil·i·ty \ ˌpər-mē-ə-ˈbil-ət-ē \

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plural permeabilities

: the quality or state of being permeable

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