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sponginess

DEFINITIONS OF: sponginess

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n the porosity of a sponge

Type of:
porosity, porousness
the property of being porous; being able to absorb fluids

n the property of being able to occupy less space

Synonyms:
compressibility, squeezability
Antonyms:
incompressibility
the property of being incompressible
Type of:
softness
the property of giving little resistance to pressure and being easily cut or molded
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