permeability
NounUS[per-mee-uh-bil-ih-tee]/pɚˌmiəˈbɪlɪti/6 syllables
Synonyms:
permeableness
Open English WordNet
Noun (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