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Perm (pyĕrm), city (1990 est. pop. 1,090,000), capital of Perm Territory, NE European Russia, on the Kama River. It is a transfer center for rail and river traffic and a major producer of machinery in the Urals industrial region. Perm also has chemical plants and oil refineries. It was founded in 1780 and underwent rapid industrial growth in the 19th cent. Perm was called Molotov from 1940 to 1958. It is the seat of a university.

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Perm

a port in W Russia, on the Kama River: oil refinery; university (1916). Pop.: 984 000 (2005 est.)

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perm [pərm]

(petroleum engineering)

A unit indicating the degree of permeability of a porous reservoir structure; the unit is expressed as bbl day^-1ft^-2psi^-1ft cp or ft³day^-1ft^-2psi^-1ft cp.