admittance en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ədˈmɪt.n̩s/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From admit + -ance. Sense 5 was coined by electrical engineer, mathematician and physicist Oliver Heaviside in 1887.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The act of admitting.
- (countable, uncountable) Permission to enter, the power or right of entrance.
- (countable, uncountable) Actual entrance, reception.
- (UK, countable, uncountable) The act of giving possession of a copyhold estate.
- (countable, uncountable) The reciprocal of impedance.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| admittaunce | alternative | lexicographic | |
| admittances | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
coadmittance · air admittance vent · immittance · preadmittance · transadmittance · readmittance · acoustic admittance
Synonyms
initiation · entrance · access · admission
Translations (21)
cmn 導納 /导纳 (physics: reciprocal of impedance) · fi kulkulupa (permission to enter, the power or right of entrance) · bg достъп (permission to enter, the power or right of entrance) · pl admitancja (physics: reciprocal of impedance) · da admittans (physics: reciprocal of impedance) · he אַדְמִיטַנְס (physics: reciprocal of impedance) · fi myöntäminen (act of admitting) · es admitancia (physics: reciprocal of impedance) · sh admitancija (physics: reciprocal of impedance) · fi vastaanotto (actual entrance, reception) · fi kulkuoikeus (permission to enter, the power or right of entrance) · sv admittans (physics: reciprocal of impedance) · fi sisäänkäynti (actual entrance, reception) · bg приемане (act of admitting) · it ammettenza (physics: reciprocal of impedance) · fi admittanssi (physics: reciprocal of impedance) · hu admittancia (physics: reciprocal of impedance) · bg вход (permission to enter, the power or right of entrance) · bg пълна проводимост (physics: reciprocal of impedance) · he מַתִּירוּת (physics: reciprocal of impedance) · eo admitanco (physics: reciprocal of impedance)