Permeability - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Permeability :  (noun)

1: the property of something that can be pervaded by a liquid (as by osmosis or diffusion) [syn: permeableness] [ant: impermeability]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Permeability : \Per`me*a*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. perm['e]abilit['e].] The quality or state of being permeable.

Magnetic permeability (Physics), the specific capacity of a body for magnetic induction, or its conducting power for lines of magnetic force. --Sir W. Thomson.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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