Examples of porosity in a Sentence
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This is a medium-weight option that allows for air porosity and good drainage, which all add up to creating those strong roots.
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Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Feb. 2023
That’s significant because the porosity of snowflakes makes their density much lower than the ice by itself, in same case up to 90 percent less dense.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 15 Jan. 2024
For my high porosity hair, however, the water would absorb quicker than the comb snapping through my knots– usually resulting in uncontrollable tears.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 17 Nov. 2023
European painting is part of an ongoing project to define Europe, which includes trade and colonialism, military expansion, intellectual foment, and a great deal of cultural porosity.
—Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 18 Jan. 2024
Exactly why osteoclasts began misbehaving and inducing excessive porosity remained unknown, but the researchers suspected cell senescence played a role.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
But people with low porosity hair will need a bit more of a potent formula to reap the benefits of a hair oil.
—Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 28 Oct. 2023
Some silences can feel more vibrantly alive than others, or suggest a porosity between the real world and the world of the play.
—Darryn King, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2023
More so, understanding our hair porosity — the way in which our hair absorbs water — is more important than the 1A-4C hair scale in deciphering our unique hair needs.
—L'oréal Blackett, refinery29.com, 14 July 2023
Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Feb. 2023
That’s significant because the porosity of snowflakes makes their density much lower than the ice by itself, in same case up to 90 percent less dense.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 15 Jan. 2024
For my high porosity hair, however, the water would absorb quicker than the comb snapping through my knots– usually resulting in uncontrollable tears.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 17 Nov. 2023
European painting is part of an ongoing project to define Europe, which includes trade and colonialism, military expansion, intellectual foment, and a great deal of cultural porosity.
—Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 18 Jan. 2024
Exactly why osteoclasts began misbehaving and inducing excessive porosity remained unknown, but the researchers suspected cell senescence played a role.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
But people with low porosity hair will need a bit more of a potent formula to reap the benefits of a hair oil.
—Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 28 Oct. 2023
Some silences can feel more vibrantly alive than others, or suggest a porosity between the real world and the world of the play.
—Darryn King, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2023
More so, understanding our hair porosity — the way in which our hair absorbs water — is more important than the 1A-4C hair scale in deciphering our unique hair needs.
—L'oréal Blackett, refinery29.com, 14 July 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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“Porosity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/porosity. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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Kids Definition
porosity
noun
po·ros·i·ty
pə-ˈräs-ət-ē 
pōr-ˈäs-,
pȯ-ˈräs-
plural porosities
: the quality or state of being porous
Medical Definition
porosity
noun
po·ros·i·ty
pə-ˈräs-ət-ē, pō-, pȯ-
plural porosities
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