CEFR B2

porous

adjective

Meaning

Having small holes that allow air or liquid to pass through.

Examples

The porous rock allowed water to seep through it.
The skin of some amphibians is porous, allowing them to absorb oxygen.

Synonyms: holey, absorbent, permeable

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porous (B2)

adjective

Pronunciation: /ˈpɔːrəs/

Definition

Having small holes that allow air or liquid to pass through.

Examples

The porous rock allowed water to seep through it.
The skin of some amphibians is porous, allowing them to absorb oxygen.
He chose a porous material for the filter so that air could pass through easily.

How to Use porous

porous to (prepositional phrase): Having small holes that allow something (like air, liquid, or ideas) to pass through. — "The soil was porous to water after the heavy rain."

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