adj. 1 full of pores. 2 letting through air, water, etc. 3 (of an argument, security system, etc.) leaky, admitting infiltration. porosity n. porously adv. porousness n.
[ ME f. OF poreux f. med.L porosus f. L porus PORE(1) ]
adj. 1 full of pores. 2 letting through air, water, etc. 3 (of an argument, security system, etc.) leaky, admitting infiltration. porosity n. porously adv. porousness n.
[ ME f. OF poreux f. med.L porosus f. L porus PORE(1) ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012