Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pore water pressure

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.27 in modern English

Syllables: pore wa-ter -pres-sure
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The pressure of groundwater held within a soil or rock in gaps between particles (pores).

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Mair goes on to argue that soil pore water pressure is key to the problem: "Pore water pressure regimes have been modified by changing weather patterns and will continue to change. Rates and magnitudes of pore water pressure changes depend on the availability and ability of water to flow into the soil profile, while strong surface flows can also cause soil erosion and flooding in their own right. […]" Pore water pressure is the pressure exerted on its surroundings by water held in the space between particles in soil."

Usage

Inflected Forms

pore water pressures (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

porewater

Questions

What does pore water pressure mean?: The pressure of groundwater held within a soil or rock in gaps between particles (pores).

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