POROUS


Meaning of POROUS in English

po ‧ rous /ˈpɔːrəs/ BrE AmE adjective

[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: French ; Origin: poreux , from pore ; ⇨ ↑ pore 1 ]

1 . allowing liquid, air etc to pass slowly through many very small holes:

porous material

2 . easy to pass through or get into something:

the porous border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.