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- [trans-mit-ns, tranz-]
- /trænsˈmɪt ns, trænz-/
- /transmˈɪtəns/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [trans-mit-ns, tranz-]
- /trænsˈmɪt ns, trænz-/
Definitions of transmittance word
- noun transmittance Physics. the ratio of the radiant flux transmitted through and emerging from a body to the total flux incident on it: equivalent to one minus the absorptance. 1
- noun transmittance transmission 1
- noun transmittance physics: light from absorbing matter 1
- noun transmittance the act of transmitting 0
- noun transmittance a measure of the ability of anything to transmit radiation, equal to the ratio of the transmitted flux to the incident flux; the reciprocal of the opacity. For a plate of material the ratio of the flux leaving the entry surface to that reaching the exit surface is the internal transmittance 0
- noun transmittance the act or process of transmitting 0
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Origin of transmittance
First appearance:
before 1850 One of the 32% newest English words
First recorded in 1850-55; transmit + -ance
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Parts of speech for Transmittance
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
transmittance popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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transmittance usage trend in Literature
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- what is transmittance?
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- how to calculate absorbance from percent transmittance?
- what is percent transmittance?
- how to calculate transmittance?
- what is the difference between absorbance and transmittance?
- how to calculate percent transmittance?
- why is absorbance used instead of transmittance in spectroscopic methods?
- how to calculate absorbance from transmittance?
- how to calculate transmittance from absorbance?
- what is light transmittance?
- what does transmittance mean?
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