Porous
adjective
Something that has tiny holes, so liquid or air can go through it.
Sponge is a porous material.
Often appears as...
- porous material
- porous surface
adjective
Easy for people or things to pass through.
This system has porous security, making it easy for hackers to gain access.
Often appears as...
- porous borders
- porous security
adjective
Something that has tiny holes, so liquid or air can go through it.
Sponge is a porous material.
Often appears as...
- porous material
- porous surface
adjective
Easy for people or things to pass through.
This system has porous security, making it easy for hackers to gain access.
Often appears as...
- porous borders
- porous security
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Literal Holes
Porous describes actual small openings in materials where air or liquid can pass through.
Porous rocks can hold water.
Pro Tip 2/3Absorption Quality
Materials described as porous often absorb substances, which is why they're used in filters and sponges.
Porous fabrics are great for cleaning spills.
Pro Tip 3/3Physical Texture
A porous object may feel rough due to the many tiny holes it has on its surface.
You can see the porous texture on the pumice stone.
Pro Tip 1/3Literal Holes
Porous describes actual small openings in materials where air or liquid can pass through.
Porous rocks can hold water.
Pro Tip 2/3Absorption Quality
Materials described as porous often absorb substances, which is why they're used in filters and sponges.
Porous fabrics are great for cleaning spills.
Pro Tip 3/3Physical Texture
A porous object may feel rough due to the many tiny holes it has on its surface.
You can see the porous texture on the pumice stone.
Pro Tip 1/3Literal Holes
Porous describes actual small openings in materials where air or liquid can pass through.
Porous rocks can hold water.
Pro Tip 2/3Absorption Quality
Materials described as porous often absorb substances, which is why they're used in filters and sponges.
Porous fabrics are great for cleaning spills.
Pro Tip 3/3Physical Texture
A porous object may feel rough due to the many tiny holes it has on its surface.
You can see the porous texture on the pumice stone.
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Michael Hansmeyer:...
And because we're doing the folding on the computer, we are completely free of any physical constraints. So that means that surfaces can intersect themselves, they can become impossibly small. We can make folds that we otherwise could not make. Surfaces can become porous.
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The game-changing...
the egg's protective shell. It's tough but flexible, and has a leathery surface, still seen in reptile eggs today. The shell protects the eggs from predators, bacteria, damage, and drying out. But, unlike the walls of a fish tank, the shell of the amniotic egg is porous,
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The Water Crisis PIPE...
very deep underground i feel really good doing my tiny part directing groundwater back into the aquifer these underground layers of porous rock store vast volumes of ancient rainwater but all across the u.s cities farmers and industry are extracting this vital water
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How bones make blood -...
At any given moment, trillions of cells are traveling through your blood vessels, sometimes circling the body in just one minute. Each of these cells has its origins deep in your bones. Bones might seem rock-solid, but they’re actually quite porous inside.
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A hilarious celebration...
they don't go to doctors if they feel bad. They don't ask for help. There's a quote that I really like, "Men fear that becoming 'we' will erase his 'I'." You know, his sense of self. Whereas women's sense of self has always been kind of porous.
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What happens if you cut...
Roots help prevent floods, while reducing the need for storm drains and water treatment plants. Their porous leaves purify the air by trapping carbon and other pollutants, making them essential in the fight against climate change.
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Andy Ruben: Making...
Industrial Revolution gone are the traditional four walls of the business in favor of a more porous separation between those who produce tomato sauce in all of us and many more who can help produce it
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Fascinating Termite...
and it draws down the stale warm air from the colony above down long chimneys which go right round the edge of the cellar as it does so there's a seepage of gas through porous dimples and the walls
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What almost dying taught...
But the most important thing I learned on that road trip is that the divide between the sick and the well -- it doesn't exist. The border is porous. As we live longer and longer,
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How to grow a forest in...
so compact, that water cannot seep in. We mix some local biomass available around, which can help soil become more porous. Water can now seep in.
Video examples
Michael Hansmeyer:...
And because we're doing the folding on the computer, we are completely free of any physical constraints. So that means that surfaces can intersect themselves, they can become impossibly small. We can make folds that we otherwise could not make. Surfaces can become porous.
Video examples
The game-changing...
the egg's protective shell. It's tough but flexible, and has a leathery surface, still seen in reptile eggs today. The shell protects the eggs from predators, bacteria, damage, and drying out. But, unlike the walls of a fish tank, the shell of the amniotic egg is porous,
Video examples
The Water Crisis PIPE...
very deep underground i feel really good doing my tiny part directing groundwater back into the aquifer these underground layers of porous rock store vast volumes of ancient rainwater but all across the u.s cities farmers and industry are extracting this vital water
Video examples
How bones make blood -...
At any given moment, trillions of cells are traveling through your blood vessels, sometimes circling the body in just one minute. Each of these cells has its origins deep in your bones. Bones might seem rock-solid, but they’re actually quite porous inside.
Video examples
A hilarious celebration...
they don't go to doctors if they feel bad. They don't ask for help. There's a quote that I really like, "Men fear that becoming 'we' will erase his 'I'." You know, his sense of self. Whereas women's sense of self has always been kind of porous.
Video examples
What happens if you cut...
Roots help prevent floods, while reducing the need for storm drains and water treatment plants. Their porous leaves purify the air by trapping carbon and other pollutants, making them essential in the fight against climate change.
Video examples
Andy Ruben: Making...
Industrial Revolution gone are the traditional four walls of the business in favor of a more porous separation between those who produce tomato sauce in all of us and many more who can help produce it
Video examples
Fascinating Termite...
and it draws down the stale warm air from the colony above down long chimneys which go right round the edge of the cellar as it does so there's a seepage of gas through porous dimples and the walls
Video examples
What almost dying taught...
But the most important thing I learned on that road trip is that the divide between the sick and the well -- it doesn't exist. The border is porous. As we live longer and longer,
Video examples
How to grow a forest in...
so compact, that water cannot seep in. We mix some local biomass available around, which can help soil become more porous. Water can now seep in.
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Quote examples
Richard Thomas
American Actor
If people work together in an open way with porous boundaries - that is, if they listen to each other and really talk to each other - then they are bound to trade ideas that are mutual to each other and be influenced by each other. That mutual influence and open system of working creates collaboration.
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Kyra Sedgwick
American Actress
Sometimes when you do a part, the wall between you and the characters can be very porous. You can sort of move in and out of your character's persona and being. And that just couldn't happen on this one because of working with him.
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Julian Baggini
British Author
The idea that there is a sharp boundary between our true inner selves and the outside world is pervasive but highly questionable. The boundaries of the self might well be more porous than we ordinarily think.
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Zaha Hadid
British Architect
If you think about making a city that is much more porous, many accessible spaces, that is a political position, because you don't fortify, you open it up so that many people can use it.
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Herman Cain
American Businessman
The real problem is clean up the bureaucracy that people have to deal with to become a citizen the right way. And we must truly secure the border. We can't leave it porous.
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Charlie Kirk
American Activist
Democrats encouraged a porous southern border because they saw migrants and their American-born children as a source of future political support.
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Raja Krishnamoorthi
American Businessman
A porous border is a danger to America's national security, the people who live near it, and to those who cross it.
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Lindsey Graham
American Politician
The legal system in Afghanistan is very immature and porous.
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Zoe Lister-Jones
American Actress
I guess actors are very sensitive people. We're porous.
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Bono
Irish Singer
Music keeps the heart porous in many ways.
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Richard Thomas
American Actor
If people work together in an open way with porous boundaries - that is, if they listen to each other and really talk to each other - then they are bound to trade ideas that are mutual to each other and be influenced by each other. That mutual influence and open system of working creates collaboration.
Quote examples
Kyra Sedgwick
American Actress
Sometimes when you do a part, the wall between you and the characters can be very porous. You can sort of move in and out of your character's persona and being. And that just couldn't happen on this one because of working with him.
Quote examples
Julian Baggini
British Author
The idea that there is a sharp boundary between our true inner selves and the outside world is pervasive but highly questionable. The boundaries of the self might well be more porous than we ordinarily think.
Quote examples
Zaha Hadid
British Architect
If you think about making a city that is much more porous, many accessible spaces, that is a political position, because you don't fortify, you open it up so that many people can use it.
Quote examples
Herman Cain
American Businessman
The real problem is clean up the bureaucracy that people have to deal with to become a citizen the right way. And we must truly secure the border. We can't leave it porous.
Quote examples
Charlie Kirk
American Activist
Democrats encouraged a porous southern border because they saw migrants and their American-born children as a source of future political support.
Quote examples
Raja Krishnamoorthi
American Businessman
A porous border is a danger to America's national security, the people who live near it, and to those who cross it.
Quote examples
Lindsey Graham
American Politician
The legal system in Afghanistan is very immature and porous.
Quote examples
Zoe Lister-Jones
American Actress
I guess actors are very sensitive people. We're porous.
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Bono
Irish Singer
Music keeps the heart porous in many ways.
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