permeability

Noun
US[per-mee-uh-bil-ih-tee]/pɚˌmiəˈbɪlɪti/6 syllables
Synonyms: permeableness

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)

  1. the property of something that can be pervaded by a liquid (as by osmosis or diffusion)Synonyms: permeablenessOpposite impermeabilityType of porosity, porousnessKinds absorbency
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Per′me·a·bil′i·ty noun

Origin: Cf. F. perméabilité.

The quality or state of being permeable.

Magnetic permeability Physics, the specific capacity of a body for magnetic induction, or its conducting power for lines of magnetic force. Sir William Thomson

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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