For Porosity we have terms and definitions in 15 topics. The topics are Environment, Gasoline, Geologic, Natural Gas, Oil, Oil and Gasoline, Paper, Pavement, Physical Geography, Planetary Science, Plumbing, Roofing, Science, Speleological and Water Science.

Porosity (Environment)

Degree to which soil, gravel, sediment, or rock is permeated with pores or cavities through which water or air can move.

Porosity (Gasoline)

The open space within a rock, similar to a sponge.

Porosity (Geologic)

The percentage of open spaces (pores) in rock or soil. When these spaces are interconnected, water, air, or other fluids can migrate from space to space. Interconnected spaces make the soil or bedrock permeable.

Porosity (Natural Gas)

The capacity of a reservoir to store fluids, the volume of the pore space within a reservoir

Porosity (Oil)

The capacity of a reservoir to store fluids, the volume of the pore space within a reservoir

Porosity (Oil and Gasoline)

Percentage of the rock volume that can be occupied by oil, gas or water.

Porosity (Paper)

The degree to which a paper will allow the permeation of air, gas, or liquid, determined by the compactness of its fibers.

Porosity (Pavement)

The ratio, usually expressed as a percentage, of the volume of voids in a material to the total volume of the material, including voids.

Porosity (Physical Geography)

The void spaces found in rock, sediment, or soil. Commonly measured as the percentage of void space in a volume of substance.

Porosity (Planetary Science)

The percentage of the total volume of rock or soil that consists of open spaces. (The space between particles is called pore space.)

Porosity (Plumbing)

A measure of the volume of internal pores, or voids, in ion exchangers and filter media; sometimes expressed as a ratio to the total volume of the medium.

Porosity (Roofing)

The density of substance and its capacity to pass liquids.

Porosity (Science)

The proportion of a rock that is pore space (the space between grains). Fluids may migrate freely through porous rocks.

Porosity (Speleological)

The property of rock or soil of having small voids between the constituent particles. The voids may or may not interconnect. If they conect, the Permeability of the rock will be higher. 3 classes of prosity are recognised:
Hydrology terms.

Porosity (Water Science)

A measure of the water-bearing capacity of subsurface rock. With respect to water movement, it is not just the total magnitude of porosity that is important, but the size of the voids and the extent to which they are interconnected, as the pores in a formation may be open, or interconnected, or closed and isolated. For example, clay may have a very high porosity with respect to potential water content, but it constitutes a poor medium as an aquifer because the pores are usually so small.

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