porousnessn.

Brit.

/ˈpɔːrəsnəs/, U.S.

/ˈpɔrəsnəs/

Forms: see porous adj. and -ness suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: porous adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < porous adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier porosity n.

†1. concrete. A porous substance or part. Obsolete. rare.

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the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > an opening or aperture > [noun] > small opening > minute hole > quality of being full of > porous part or thing

porosity?a1425

spongiosity1543

porousness1644

poriness1653

sponge1682

1644 K. Digby Two Treat. i. iv. 28 They will forcibly gett into the porousnesse of it, and passe with violence betweene part and part.

1670 J. Smith England's Improvem. Reviv'd 16 Marle..by its glutinous substance being incorporated with the sand, closes the hollows and porousness thereof.

2. The quality or condition of being porous; porosity. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > an opening or aperture > [noun] > small opening > minute hole > quality of being full of

plumminessa1398

porositya1398

spongiosity?1541

spongiousness1598

sponginess1610

poriness1653

porousness1653

porishness1670

poroseness1679

pore1756

1653 I. Walton Compl. Angler iv Some fish have no mouths, but are nourished and take breath by the porousness of their gills.

1665 R. Hooke Micrographia 95 Which affords us a very pretty instance of the porousness of some seemingly close bodies.

1719 R. Samber tr. H. Boerhaave Method of studying Physick 103 The nature of Bodies is said to be known when their Figure, Weight, Hardness, Porousness and Solidity are explained.

1871 E. Bulwer-Lytton Coming Race xi. 81 She did but conjecture that sufficient allowance had not been made by our philosophers for the extreme porousness of the interior earth.

1904 Daily News 6 June 3 Not less striking was the evident porousness of this over seventy-year-old man to fresh conceptions of truth.

1939 H. Hubbard Materia Pictoria 231 The chief causes of sinking-in are: (A) The porousness of the Painting-ground or Priming.

1995 Times Lit. Suppl. 1 Sept. 3/2 The porousness of America's borders is another factor.

2005 Sunday Tel. (Sydney) 6 Mar. i.51 Because of the porousness of stone, sealing is a must.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	porousness
释义	porousnessn. Brit. /ˈpɔːrəsnəs/, U.S. /ˈpɔrəsnəs/ Forms: see porous adj. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: porous adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < porous adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier porosity n. †1. concrete. A porous substance or part. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > an opening or aperture > [noun] > small opening > minute hole > quality of being full of > porous part or thing porosity?a1425 spongiosity1543 porousness1644 poriness1653 sponge1682 1644 K. Digby Two Treat. i. iv. 28 They will forcibly gett into the porousnesse of it, and passe with violence betweene part and part. 1670 J. Smith England's Improvem. Reviv'd 16 Marle..by its glutinous substance being incorporated with the sand, closes the hollows and porousness thereof. 2. The quality or condition of being porous; porosity. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > an opening or aperture > [noun] > small opening > minute hole > quality of being full of plumminessa1398 porositya1398 spongiosity?1541 spongiousness1598 sponginess1610 poriness1653 porousness1653 porishness1670 poroseness1679 pore1756 1653 I. Walton Compl. Angler iv Some fish have no mouths, but are nourished and take breath by the porousness of their gills. 1665 R. Hooke Micrographia 95 Which affords us a very pretty instance of the porousness of some seemingly close bodies. 1719 R. Samber tr. H. Boerhaave Method of studying Physick 103 The nature of Bodies is said to be known when their Figure, Weight, Hardness, Porousness and Solidity are explained. 1871 E. Bulwer-Lytton Coming Race xi. 81 She did but conjecture that sufficient allowance had not been made by our philosophers for the extreme porousness of the interior earth. 1904 Daily News 6 June 3 Not less striking was the evident porousness of this over seventy-year-old man to fresh conceptions of truth. 1939 H. Hubbard Materia Pictoria 231 The chief causes of sinking-in are: (A) The porousness of the Painting-ground or Priming. 1995 Times Lit. Suppl. 1 Sept. 3/2 The porousness of America's borders is another factor. 2005 Sunday Tel. (Sydney) 6 Mar. i.51 Because of the porousness of stone, sealing is a must. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1644
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