What does porous mean in English? Meaning of porous definition and abbreviation with examples.
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What is "porous" in English? Definition and Explanations
Meaning of "porous": able to absorb fluids
Adjective
Meaning: able to absorb fluids
Example: the partly porous walls of our digestive system
compacting the soil to make it less porous
Synonyms: porous
Similar: permeable
Meaning of "porous": full of pores or vessels or holes
Adjective
Meaning: full of pores or vessels or holes
Synonyms: poriferous
porous
Antonyms: nonporous
Similar: porose
Meaning of "porous": allowing passage in and out
Adjective
Meaning: allowing passage in and out
Example: our unfenced and largely unpoliced border inevitably has been very porous
Synonyms: holey
porous
Similar: leaky
Adjective: Full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through. Sponges are porous so they can filter water while trapping food. Concrete is porous, so water will slowly filter through it.(Of legislation) full of loopholes(figuratively) With many gaps. 2011 May 14, Peter Scrivener, “Sunderland 1 - 3 Wolverhampton”, BBC Sport: However, Wolves porous defence opened up again to gift Sunderland a foothold in the game - Sessegnon sweeping in a Zenden corner that was inexplicably allowed to bounce in the six-yard box.2011 May 14, Peter Scrivener, “Sunderland 1 - 3 Wolverhampton”, BBC Sport: However, Wolves porous defence opened up again to gift Sunderland a foothold in the game - Sessegnon sweeping in a Zenden corner that was inexplicably allowed to bounce in the six-yard box.
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