How to Use porosity in a Sentence

porosity

noun

• Second, soil, be it in pots or in the ground, needs to have porosity.
  — Jeff Lowenfels, Alaska Dispatch News, 14 July 2017
• A couple of factors that affect the length of time a gloss lasts are the porosity of the hair and the level of deposit of the gloss.
  — Dori Price, Good Housekeeping, 15 Aug. 2022
• There are a few easy ways to determine the porosity of your hair.
  — Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 May 2022
• Filling in the depression with mulch doesn’t change the way the water moves; the fill should be a low-porosity soil, such as clay.
  — Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2020
• To find whether your hair has high or low porosity, take notice of the way in which your hair absorbs products.
  — Marielle Marlys, Good Housekeeping, 25 May 2022
• In addition, the amount of water that seeps out of the hose will depend on the porosity of the material.
  — Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Apr. 2023
• Hayabusa2 found that Ryugu also lacks fine regolith and has high-porosity rocks, says the agency.
  — Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2021
• This works by decreasing the porosity of the strands, thereby reducing the amount of breakage in hair.
  — Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 May 2022
• The biggest was increased porosity, or the number of open spaces, in the micro-structure of the cement.
  — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 21 May 2018
• If your teeth have a higher porosity, this will lead to more persistent stains.
  — Yoni Heisler, BGR, 22 Mar. 2021
• But people with low porosity hair will need a bit more of a potent formula to reap the benefits of a hair oil.
  — Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 28 Oct. 2023
• This hair mask can penetrate even dense hair with low porosity.
  — Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 May 2022
• Some silences can feel more vibrantly alive than others, or suggest a porosity between the real world and the world of the play.
  — Darryn King, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2023
• Gaines said stylists are also trained to consult with customers on curl type, pattern, porosity and more.
  — Dallas News, 11 Feb. 2022
• This is a medium-weight option that allows for air porosity and good drainage, which all add up to creating those strong roots.
  — Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 May 2022
• The top layer of dirt loses porosity, texture and the ability to absorb and hold water.
  — Angela Fritz, Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2018
• Whether Anduril will maintain that porosity remains to be seen.
  — Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2022
• Diameter and thickness of the fibers, as well as porosity (the ratio of open space to fibers) play a role in how well a filter collects particles.
  — USA Today, 7 Jan. 2022
• It’s designed for all curl types, from coily through to wavy, and works especially well on my ultra-thick, low-porosity texture.
  — Blake Newby, Essence, 17 Aug. 2022
• That said, each case looks a little different depending on your hair type and porosity.
  — Megan Decker, refinery29.com, 20 Dec. 2022
• In a time when everyone is talking about porosity and curl types, the Chicago Med alum doesn't overcomplicate her hair care.
  — Paulina Jayne Isaac, Glamour, 28 Sep. 2021
• Also, sanding the wood fibers gives you a consistent amount of porosity, which means your finish will be more consistent, too.
  — Peter Martin, Popular Mechanics, 3 July 2017
• It is made for natural hair with low porosity that struggles to absorb moisture.
  — Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 May 2022
• The models varied based on details like the porosity used and how much friction was generated.
  — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 12 Nov. 2017
• Today, Grant has developed a treatment that works for her high porosity, medium to low density, Type 4 hair and its fine strands.
  — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 2 Dec. 2021
• Pre-poo, deep condition, high vs. low porosity – all that was gibberish to younger Janae, who was used to getting a Brazilian blowout every three weeks and avoiding the rain like it was cursed.
  — Janae McKenzie, Glamour, 14 July 2021
• Casting porosity refers to small bubbles in castings like engine blocks and pistons.
  — Daniela Galarza, Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2023
• The fibers increase the strength and flexibility of the mix while ensuring a high porosity for better anchorage for plant roots.
  — Charles Curkin, ELLE Decor, 22 Sep. 2019
• This is how categorizations like 4C, coily, and low porosity became go-tos in hair searches.
  — Shalwah Evans, Essence, 27 Nov. 2019
• Their effectiveness is limited by their porosity—the virus is vanishingly tiny—and by the lack of the tight fit provided by an N95 mask.
  — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 1 Apr. 2020

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024