ALL meanings of permeability
per·me·a·bil·i·ty
P p - noun permeability ability to let liquid pass through 1
- noun permeability barrier: passable 1
- noun permeability the property or state of being permeable. 1
- noun permeability Also called magnetic permeability. Electricity. a measure of the change in magnetic induction produced when a magnetic material replaces air, expressed as a coefficient or a set of coefficients that multiply the components of magnetic intensity to give the components of magnetic induction. 1
- noun permeability Geology. the capability of a porous rock or sediment to permit the flow of fluids through its pore spaces. 1
- noun permeability Aeronautics. the rate at which gas is lost through the envelope of an aerostat, usually expressed as the number of liters thus diffused in one day through a square meter. 1
- noun permeability Nautical. the capacity of a space in a vessel to absorb water, measured with reference to its temporary or permanent contents and expressed as a percentage of the total volume of the space. 1
- noun permeability the state or quality of being permeable 0
- noun permeability a measure of the response of a medium to a magnetic field, expressed as the ratio of the magnetic flux density in the medium to the field strength; measured in henries per metre 0
- noun permeability the rate of diffusion of a fluid under pressure through soil 0
- noun permeability the rate at which gas diffuses through the surface of a balloon or airship, usually expressed in litres per square metre per day 0
- noun permeability the measure of the ease with which a magnetic field can establish magnetic induction in a particular material 0
- noun permeability the rate of diffusion of a fluid through a porous body 0
- noun permeability the property of a porous substance, as rock or a membrane, of allowing the flow of a fluid through it 0
- noun permeability Permeability is the degree to which a fluidized bed allows a fluid to pass through it. 0
- noun permeability Permeability is the ability of a rock to transmit fluids, usually measured in darcies or millidarcies. 0
- noun permeability Permeability is a measure of how easily magnetic lines of force can pass through a material. 0