单词	porous
释义	porous adjective po·​rous ˈpȯr-əs  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 porously adverb porousness noun Synonyms passable penetrable permeable pervious See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The country has a porous border. a cleaner that should not be used on porous surfaces Recent Examples on the Web Also porous are the lines that separate villain from victim, roles that keep shifting back and forth between the children and their mother. Michael Nordine, Variety, 15 Sep. 2022 The asteroid Bennu, which is nearly 30 times larger than 2020 GE, features a seemingly solid, rocky surface that proved to be porous when the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft unexpectedly sank into it while collecting samples. Steven Ashley, Scientific American, 23 Aug. 2022 Goddard explained that the border is porous, with many — like him — having operations in both states. Stephanie Elam, CNN, 6 Aug. 2022 The layer is porous (lots of holes to hold liquid) and sits close to many big polluters (lower piping or shipping costs for the waste CO2). Wired, 29 July 2022 What this information is doing in the middle of a novel is quite another matter, but Mr. Barnes has always enjoyed playing with form and style, the porous border between fiction and nonfiction. Toby Lichtig, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2022 That he was killed in Kabul is a testament to not only the porous border between the two countries but also to Al Qaeda’s decades-long use of facilities, houses, buildings and compounds throughout both countries, a U.S. official said. New York Times, 1 Aug. 2022 And as the porous border costing the state of Texas and cities across the Rio Grande Valley millions of dollars each year. Tyler Olson, Fox News, 17 June 2022 Lil Murda has an artist's soul and spirit ad Teak is a porous and sensitive soul. Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 15 July 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Phrases Containing porous diffuse-porous ring-porous diffuse-porous ring-porous Kids Definition porous adjective po·​rous ˈpȯr-əs  1 : full of small holes porous wood 2 : capable of absorbing liquids porous paper Medical Definition porous adjective po·​rous ˈpōr-əs, ˈpȯr-  1 : possessing or full of pores porous bones 2 : permeable to fluids porous adjective as in penetrable capable of being passed into or through a cleaner that should not be used on porous surfaces Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance penetrable permeable absorbent pervious passable breathable Antonyms & Near Antonyms impermeable impervious impenetrable impassable nonporous dense airtight watertight thick compact impassible close See More
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