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void ratio

 
 
(′vöid ′rā·shō)

(science and technology) The ratio of the volume of void space to the volume of solid substance in any material consisting of void space and solid material, such as a soil sample, a sediment, or a powder.


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In a soil mass, or the like, the ratio of the volume of the void space to the volume of the solid particles.


 
 

 

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