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permeabilities

permeabilities is the plural of permeability.

Meaning of permeability

Noun

permeability (usually uncountable, plural permeabilities)

  1. (usually) The property of being permeable.
  2. (usually) The rate of flow of a fluid through a porous material.
    • The sulfite cake is usually blended with fly ash (and possibly lime) to produce a landfillable byproduct of low permeability.1997, Arthur L. Kohl, Richard B. Nielsen, Gas purification, page 536
  3. (usually) A measure of the ability of a rock to transmit fluids (such as oil or water).
  4. (usually) A quantitative measure of the degree of magnetization of a material in the presence of an applied magnetic field (measured in newtons per ampere squared in SI units).

Phrases with permeabilities

Questions about permeabilities

What is permeabilities the plural of?
Permeabilities is the plural of permeability.

Words near permeabilities in the dictionary

  1. permeabilisations
  2. permeabilise
  3. permeabilised
  4. permeabilises
  5. permeabilising
  6. permeabilities
  7. permeability
  8. permeabilizable
  9. permeabilizated
  10. permeabilization
  11. permeabilizations

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