porous rock

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• rock — rock1 [ rak ] noun *** 1. ) uncount the hard solid substance that forms part of the Earth s surface: Rain water flows through soil and porous rock to reach underground streams. We had to dig down through a twelve inch layer of rock. a ) count a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• rock — I UK [rɒk] / US [rɑk] noun Word forms rock : singular rock plural rocks *** 1) [uncountable] the hard solid substance that forms part of the Earth s surface Rainwater flows through soil and porous rock to reach underground streams. We had to dig… …   English dictionary

• porous — adjective porous rock or soil allows liquid, air etc to pass through slowly porousness noun (U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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• porous — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of a rock or other material) having minute spaces through which liquid or air may pass. DERIVATIVES porosity noun. ORIGIN from Latin porus pore …   English terms dictionary

• Porous medium — A porous medium or a porous material is a solid (often called frame or matrix) permeated by an interconnected network of pores (voids) filled with a fluid (liquid or gas). Usually both the solid matrix and the pore network (also known as the pore …   Wikipedia

• rock — rock1 rockless, adj. rocklike, adj. /rok/, n. 1. a large mass of stone forming a hill, cliff, promontory, or the like. 2. Geol. a. mineral matter of variable composition, consolidated or unconsolidated, assembled in masses or considerable… …   Universalium

• Rock — /rok/, n. a male given name. * * * I In geology, a naturally occurring and coherent aggregate of minerals. The three major classes of rock igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic are based on the processes that formed them. These three classes are… …   Universalium

• rock — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 hard, stony part of the earth ADJECTIVE ▪ hard, solid ▪ Solid rock is broken down by weathering. ▪ soft ▪ jagged, rough …   Collocations dictionary

• porous — adj. Porous is used with these nouns: ↑border, ↑rock …   Collocations dictionary