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Permeability
Title
Permeability
Subject
The ability of a material to allow fluids to pass through it. A permeable material contains an interconnected system of channels though which fluids can diffuse. An impermeable material does not allow fluids to diffuse through it, either because it has no porosity, or because its porosity is unconnected.
Description
Compare with porosity.
Collection
Citation
“Permeability,” 1A Collections, accessed April 9, 2024, https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/items/show/234.