
[Middle English, from Old French poreux, poros, from Medieval Latin porōsus, from Latin porus, passage. See pore2.]
porously po'rous·ly adv.
You can have such an open mind that it is too porous to hold a conviction.
— George Crane
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Nederlands (Dutch)
poreus, vol gaten, vloeistof absorberend
Français (French)
adj. - poreux, (fig) frontière-passoire
Deutsch (German)
adj. - porös, porenreich
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - πορώδης
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - poroso
Español (Spanish)
adj. - poroso
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - porös
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
多孔的, 多孔性的, 有气孔的
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 多孔的, 多孔性的, 有氣孔的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 작은 구멍이 많은, 삼투성의
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 穴の多い, 多孔性の, 空気を通す
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) مسام, ذو مسام
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - נקבובי, מחולחל
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