pore space
collocation in Englishmeaningsofporeandspace
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pore
noun[C]
uk/pɔːr/us/pɔːr/
a very small hole in the skin of people or other animals, or a similar hole on the surface of plants ...
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space
noun
uk/speɪs/us/speɪs/
an empty area that is available to ...
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(Definition ofporeandspacefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The solid component of such a medium is called skeleton, and the domain which is filled with a fluid is named aporespace.
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Before goethite began coating siliciclasts, the carbonate minerals were removed from theporespace.
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This difference is most likely attributable to two factors, light andporespace.
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All soils were wetted to approximately 50% water-filledporespace.
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Theporespacehere is minimal, just 2 % overall.
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A second explanation may be the irregularity of theporespacedistribution in the gneiss.
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Despite mineralogical differences this sample still has ampleporespaceand is colonized by cryptoendoliths.
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Initiation of ice formation on top of the soil surface does not mean that ice will also form in the soilporespace.
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Microbial activity as regulated by soil water-filledporespace.
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Traditionally, welding in ignimbrites was perceived as the plastic deformation of glassy pumice fragments due to compaction under load, and with the progressive elimination ofporespace.
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These values are half the values we measure for the shocked gneiss and suggest that theporespacefor lichen and eukaryotic colonization is available in the gneiss.
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They contained a much greater proportion of feldspar and clays, had less rounded and more angular clasts, andporespacewas difficult to determine but appeared almost absent.
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As water freezes and expands inporespace, the volume of open space decreases.
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The microscopic model that serves as the starting point for the limiting process incorporates the change in volume of theporespaceas a result of the precipitation-dissolution process.
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Water-filledporespace, aggregate stability, particulate organic matter, and microbial biomass were sensitive to management and should be included in studies aimed at improving soil management.
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The environment in which each of the cements is found depends on theporespaceavailable.
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As water accumulates in theporespaceof a body of rock around a fault, the pressure inside the pores builds.
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As the fault begins to slip, this rapid increase in temperature close to the fault causes the water in theporespaceto vaporize.
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