permeability

noun

per·me·abil·i·ty ˌpər-mē-ə-ˈbi-lə-tē

: the quality or state of being permeable

: 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

Examples of permeability in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Last week, for example, Groundwork staff and our UC San Diego field instructors worked on a lesson for students to experience, firsthand, how important the permeability of the ground is for their neighborhoods. —

Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2023 Using electrical stimulation to generate electro-passageways through the skin, the K-beauty device increases skin’s permeability by around 490 percent. —

Jenny Berg, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2023 There is a knowing permeability at play here, though. —

Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2023 That said, geological limitations—such as the right amounts of heat, water, and underground permeability—have largely restricted harvesting to shallow hydrothermal sources in areas such as Nevada’s Great Basin region. —

Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 July 2023 Probiotics may enhance the integrity of the intestinal barrier, reducing permeability and preventing the passage of harmful substances into the bloodstream. —

Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 27 June 2023 Its proteins show promise in potentially increasing the permeability of the blood-brain barrier to allow medication to be delivered directly to the brain — a holy grail of modern medicine. —

Simeon Tegel, Washington Post, 23 June 2023 Their permeability is crucial to the function of organs such as the kidney and liver. —

Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 20 June 2023 Unlike New Jersey, Hawaii is built from volcanic rock, which has relatively high permeability. —

Rob L. Evans, Scientific American, 15 June 2023 See More

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