porous
English
editEtymology
editFrom Old French poros, from Latin porus (“an opening”).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈpɔːɹəs/
Audio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -ɔːɹəs
Adjective
editporous (comparative more porous, superlative most porous)
- Full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through.
- Synonym: permeable
- Sponges are porous so they can filter water while trapping food.
- Concrete is porous, so water will slowly filter through it.
- (figurative) With many gaps or loopholes.
- 2012, Miguel Antonio Levario, Militarizing the Border: When Mexicans Became the Enemy, page 125:
- […] a porous border consequently positioned migrants from Mexico and ethnic Mexicans residing in the United States as potential terrorists.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editfull of tiny pores
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full of loopholes
(figuratively) with many gaps
Chuukese
editNoun
editporous
- Alternative form of poraus
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