Porosity is the quality of being porous, or full of tiny holes. ... Go back far enough and you'll find that porosity stems from the Greek word poros for "pore," which means “passage.” So something with porosity lets things through.

What is meant by porosity?

1a : the quality or state of being porous. b : the ratio of the volume of interstices of a material to the volume of its mass. 2 : pore.

How do you describe porosity?

Porosity is an intrinsic property of every material. It refers to the amount of empty space within a given material. In a soil or rock the porosity (empty space) exists between the grains of minerals.