POROUS


Meaning of POROUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpȯr-əs ]

adjective

Date: 14th century

1.

a. : possessing or full of pores

b. : containing vessels

hardwood is porous

2.

a. : permeable to fluids

b. : permeable to outside influences

3. : capable of being penetrated

porous national boundaries

• po·rous·ly adverb

• po·rous·ness noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.