14:I[5014,["/_next/static/chunks/11d1gk4m2o846.js","/_next/static/chunks/14mrh2-p_w84d.js","/_next/static/chunks/40y9lkvta2o_p.js"],"default"] 15:I[38392,["/_next/static/chunks/11d1gk4m2o846.js","/_next/static/chunks/14mrh2-p_w84d.js","/_next/static/chunks/40y9lkvta2o_p.js"],"PracticeCard"] 17:I[70570,["/_next/static/chunks/11d1gk4m2o846.js","/_next/static/chunks/14mrh2-p_w84d.js","/_next/static/chunks/40y9lkvta2o_p.js"],"ExamAppearanceBadge"] 16:T595,• Porous: (adjective)
English Meaning: Something that is porous has many small holes, so liquid or air can pass through, especially slowly.
Bangla Meaning:
(১) সূক্ষ্ণরন্ধ্রযুক্ত; সরন্ধ্র।
(২) তরলপদার্থ চলাচল করতে পারে এমন: porous soil.

Other Forms:
- Porousness, Porosity (noun(s)) সরন্ধ্রতা।

Synonyms:
Permeable (ভেদ্য),
Leaky (সচ্ছিদ্র, ছিদ্রময়),
Penetrable (বলপূর্বক অনুপ্রবেশযোগ্য; প্রবেশ্য),
Poriferous (ছিদ্রযুক্ত),
Holey (ছিদ্র বা গর্ত আছে এমন)।

Antonyms:
Impermeable (অভেদ্য),
Impenetrable (অপ্রবেশ্য),
Nonporous (নীরন্ধ্র),
Inaccessible (দূর্গম),
Closed (বন্ধ)।

Example Sentence:
1. Porous paper may absorb a lot of the ink and as a result, the colors may be lighter.
2. Our unfenced and largely unpoliced border inevitably has been very porous.

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