Permeameter

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Science

Water

Device for containing the soil sample and subjecting it to fluid flow in order to measure permeability or hydraulic conductivity.

A laboratory instrument for determining permeability by measuring the discharge through a sample of the material when a known hydraulic head is applied.

Science

Weather

In hydrologic terms, a laboratory instrument for determining permeability by measuring the discharge through a sample of the material when a known hydraulic head is applied.

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