Floodability

Floodability

Floodability may refer to one of the following.

*Floodability (ship), a characteristic of the construction of a ship to resist flooding.
*Floodability (powder) of powderized materials, its tendency to liquid-like flow due to natural fluidization of a mass of particles by air (aeration).
*The risk of flooding of land areas or the degree of this risk.


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