permeability

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

permeability
    n 1: the property of something that can be pervaded by a liquid
         (as by osmosis or diffusion) [syn: {permeability},
         {permeableness}] [ant: {impermeability}, {impermeableness}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Permeability \Per`me*a*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.
   perm['e]abilit['e].]
   The quality or state of being permeable.
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   {Magnetic permeability} (Physics), the specific capacity of a
      body for magnetic induction, or its conducting power for
      lines of magnetic force. --Sir W. Thomson.
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