Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books
A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology

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permeability

The rate at which a fluid (in either gaseous or liquid form) penetrates into a material. The rate may be a result of pressure differentials and/or capillary forces. Permeability is of considerable importance in both papermaking and printing. (17 , 58 )




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