Porous
Meaning of Porous
Having tiny holes that let liquid or air through.
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مسامي ونافذ
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Synonyms & related words
Porous in a sentence
Porous membranes were used in the filtration experiment.
Porous borders complicate trade control.
Porous wording in a clause allows loopholes.
Porous rock stores water.
Origin of Porous
From Old French poreux, from Latin porus 'passage'.
In the Genetic Learning (GL) context
In Genetic Learning work led by Naif Talal Al-Essa, porous can be literal or figurative. A porous mind absorbs ideas; GL encourages this openness.
Porous audio micro-course (transcript)
Podcast 1 — Introduction & meaning
Narrator: Today's word is "Porous" — adjective, pronounced /ˈpɔːrəs/, with the stress on "por".
Narrator: Porous means having small holes that allow liquids or gases to pass through.
Narrator: In plain English, a porous material soaks up water because it is full of tiny holes.
Narrator: It comes from the Latin porus, meaning a pore, from the Greek poros, a passage.
Narrator: "A porous rock" describes a stone, like sandstone or pumice, that lets water seep through its tiny holes.
Narrator: It differs from permeable because porous refers to the holes themselves, whereas permeable refers to the ability to let things pass through.
Narrator: "Porous borders" is a figurative phrase for frontiers that are easy to cross illegally or without checks.
Narrator: Geology, materials science, medicine, filtration and border security all rely on the word porous.
Narrator: So remember: porous means full of tiny holes, from the Latin for a pore.
Read podcasts 2 and 3
Podcast 2 — In conversation
Speaker A: The news said the border is porous. Does that mean it's full of holes?
Speaker B: Figuratively, yes! POROUS comes from the Latin porus, a pore, and literally means full of tiny holes, so a porous border lets people slip through unchecked.
Speaker A: And a porous rock soaks up water?
Speaker B: Exactly — like a sponge!
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "The rock is porous and holds water"; "porous borders allow smuggling"; "the filter is porous" — geology, security, and engineering.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Do not use porous for a solid, sealed material, because the word requires holes; and the stress is on por, not ou.
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: "Permeable" the pass-through cousin, "spongy" the soft twin, "holey" the everyday alternative. The porous keeps its tiny-hole, soaking charm!
Podcast 3 — Prompt engineering
Speaker B: Let's use "porous" in AI prompts — useful for materials science tools and border security reports.
Speaker A: So a prompt could describe a porous material?
Speaker B: Right. For a materials app, you'd write:
Prompt: Compare three porous rocks used in building, naming how each handles water and one drawback of using it outdoors.
Speaker A: How about a security report?
Speaker B: Ask the model to summarise a risk:
Prompt: Summarise in three sentences why a porous border is hard to police, naming one technological aid and one human cost.
Speaker A: Could it help with a filtration guide?
Speaker B: Yes, you can explain a filter:
Prompt: Explain in two sentences how a porous ceramic filter cleans drinking water, naming the pore size and one thing it cannot remove.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: For a skincare app, try this:
Prompt: Explain in two sentences what porous skin means in skincare and suggest one habit that can help reduce the appearance of pores.
Frequently asked questions about Porous
What does Porous mean?
Having tiny holes that let liquid or air through.
ما معنى كلمة Porous بالعربي؟
مسامي ونافذ — 🧽💧 مسامي ونافذ يحتوي على ثقوب صغيرة؛ قابل للنفاذ يسمح بمرور السوائل والغازات؛ مليء بالفجوات الدقيقة التي تُسهل الامتصاص والتسرب 💧🕳️
How do you pronounce Porous?
Porous is pronounced /ˈpɔːrəs/ and is used as an adjective.
How is Porous used in a sentence?
Porous membranes were used in the filtration experiment.
What are synonyms of Porous?
permeable, absorbent, spongy, holey, penetrable, leaky.