the ratio of the volume of space to the total volume of a rock
Word origin
C14: from Medieval Latin porōsitās, from Late Latin poruspore2
Examples of 'porosities' in a sentence
porosities
Changes were also observed in micro and macro porosities of these samples.
J.C.M. de Oliveira, C.M.P. Vaz, K. Reichardt 1995, 'Efeito do cultivo contínuo da cana-de-açúcar em propriedades físicas de um LatossoloVermelho Escuro Effect of continuous sugar-cane cultivation on physical soil propertiesof a Dark Red Latosol', Scientia Agricolahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-90161995000100009. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Posteruptively, occlusal trauma may cause detachment of surface enamel weakened by the subsurface porosities.
Enosakhare S Akpata 2014, 'Therapeutic management of dental fluorosis: A critical review of literature', Saudi Journal of Oral Scienceshttp://www.saudijos.org//article.asp?issn=1658-6816;year=2014;volume=1;issue=1;spage=3;epage=13;aulast=Akpata. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The reason for crack formation in service are micro-porosities formed during casting solidification.
A. Chojecki, I. Telejko 2009, 'Cracks in high-manganese cast steel', Archives of Foundry Engineeringhttp://www.afe.polsl.pl/index.php/pl/862/cracks-in-high-manganese-cast-steel.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The cryogels possessed porosities ranging from 79.7% to 87.2% and high interconnectivity.
Angela Alarcon de la Lastra, Katherine R. Hixon, Lavanya Aryan, Amanda N. Banks,Alexander Y. Lin, Andrew F. Hall, Scott A. Sell 2018, 'Tissue Engineering Scaffolds Fabricated in Dissolvable 3D-Printed Molds for Patient-SpecificCraniofacial Bone Regeneration', Journal of Functional Biomaterialshttp://www.mdpi.com/2079-4983/9/3/46. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Membranes of different porosities had very similar flux rates.
Viviane BRONSTEIN, Ranulfo MONTE ALEGRE 1998, 'Estudo dos parâmetros da ultrafiltração de permeado de soro de queijo fermentado porLactococcus lactis subsp. lactis Ultrafiltration conditions of whey permeate fermentedby Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis', Food Science and Technologyhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-20611998000100020. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The predicted porosities match the measured porosities well.
Wendao Qian, Taiju Yin, Guowei Hou 2019, 'A new method for clastic reservoir prediction based on numerical simulation of diagenesis:A case study of Ed1 sandstones in Bozhong depression, Bohai Bay Basin, China', Advances in Geo-Energy Researchhttp://www.astp-agr.com/index.php/Index/Index/detail?id=102. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Samples with three different porosities (30%, 60% and 80%) were studied.
Varun Sharma, Nenad Grujovic, Fatima Zivic, Vukasin Slavkovic 2019, 'Influence of Porosity on the Mechanical Behavior during Uniaxial Compressive Testingon Voronoi-Based Open-Cell Aluminium Foam', Materialshttps://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/12/7/1041. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The physical characteristics of the apparent porosities, bulk density and shrinkage were investigated.
S.F. Mohd Noor, N. Ahmad, M.A. Khattak, M.S. Khan, Anique Mukhtar, S. Kazi, SaeedBadshah, Rafiullah Khan 2017, 'Application of Sayong Ball Clay Membrane Filtration for Ni (II) Removal from IndustrialWastewater', Journal of Taibah University for Sciencehttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1658365517300146. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)