permeability

ˌpɜː.mi.əˈbɪl.ɪ.ti

permeabilities

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Definition of permeability - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

fluid flow

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ability of a material to allow fluids through

TECH.

The permeability of the soil affects water drainage.

absorbency

perviousness

porosity

physics

TECH.

degree of magnetization in a magnetic field

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The material's permeability affects its magnetic properties.

magnetization

susceptibility

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membrane permeability

ability of a thin barrier to let substances pass through it

Temperature changes can greatly affect cell membrane permeability to water and ions.

Origin of permeability

Latin, permeare (to pass through) + -ability (suffix)

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magnetic constant

physics

permeability of free space in electromagnetism

permeameter

geology

device measuring fluid permeability in porous materials

permeameter

physics

instrument measuring electromagnetic permeability of materials

perviousness

permeability

quality of being penetrable or permeable

reluctivity

magnetic property

quantity equal to the reciprocal of magnetic permeability

Examples of permeability in a sentence

The material's permeability is crucial for filtration systems.
Engineers measured the permeability of the new alloy.
High permeability is crucial for efficient transformers.

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French:perméabilité, perméabilité magnétique, ...
German:Durchlässigkeit, Permeabilität, ...
Italian:permeabilità, ...
Spanish:permeabilidad, ...
Portuguese:permeabilidade, ...
Chinese:渗透性, 磁导率, ...
Japanese:透過性, 透磁率, ...
Arabic:نُفُوذِيَّة, نفاذية, ...
Hebrew:חֲדִירוּת, חֲדִירוּת מַגְנֶטִית, ...
Russian:проницаемость, магнитная проницаемость, ...
Ukrainian:проникність, магнітна проникність, ...
Hindi:प्रवेश्यता, ...
Bengali:পারমিয়েবিলিটি, চৌম্বক প্রবেশযোগ্যতা, ...
Catalan:permeabilitat, ...
Czech:propustnost, ...
Danish:permeabilitet, magnetisk gennemtrængelighed, ...
Dutch:doorlaatbaarheid, ...
Greek:διαπερατότητα, ...
Hungarian:áteresztőképesség, mágneses áteresztőképesség, ...
Khmer:ភាពជ្រាប, ភាពជ្រាបម៉ាញេទិច, ...
Korean:투과성, 투과율, ...
Persian:نفوذپذیری, مغناطیس‌پذیری, ...
Polish:przepuszczalność, przenikalność, ...
Portuguese (BR):permeabilidade, ...
Romanian:permeabilitate, ...
Swedish:permeabilitet, genomsläpplighet, ...
Thai:ความสามารถในการซึมผ่าน, ...
Turkish:geçirgenlik, manyetik geçirgenlik, ...
Vietnamese:khả năng thấm, tính thấm từ, ...

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