Meanings
nounadmittance (countable and uncountable, plural admittances)
plural admittances · alternative admittaunce
- countableuncountableThe act of admitting.
- countableuncountablePermission to enter, the power or right of entrance.
- countableuncountableActual entrance, reception.
- UKcountableuncountablelawThe act of giving possession of a copyhold estate.
- countableuncountablenatural sciencesThe reciprocal of impedance.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From admit + -ance. Sense 5 was coined by electrical engineer, mathematician and physicist Oliver Heaviside in 1887.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian приемане, достъп
- приемане (priemane)act of admitting
- достъп (dostăp)permission to enter, the power or right of entrance
- вход (vhod)permission to enter, the power or right of entrance
- пълна проводимост (pălna provodimost)physics: reciprocal of impedance
Chinese Mandarin 導納 /导纳
- 導納 /导纳 (dǎonà)physics: reciprocal of impedance
Danish admittans
- admittansphysics: reciprocal of impedance
Esperanto admitanco
- admitancophysics: reciprocal of impedance
Finnish myöntäminen, kulkulupa
- myöntäminenact of admitting
- kulkulupapermission to enter, the power or right of entrance
- kulkuoikeuspermission to enter, the power or right of entrance
- sisäänkäyntiactual entrance, reception
- vastaanottoactual entrance, reception
- admittanssiphysics: reciprocal of impedance
Hebrew מַתִּירוּת, אַדְמִיטַנְס
- מַתִּירוּת (matirút)physics: reciprocal of impedance
- אַדְמִיטַנְס (admitáns)physics: reciprocal of impedance
Hungarian admittancia
- admittanciaphysics: reciprocal of impedance
Italian ammettenza
- ammettenzaphysics: reciprocal of impedance
Polish admitancja
- admitancjaphysics: reciprocal of impedance
Spanish admitancia
- admitanciaphysics: reciprocal of impedance
Swedish admittans
- admittansphysics: reciprocal of impedance
Cite this entry
APA
admittance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/admittance
MLA
“admittance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/admittance. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “admittance,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/admittance.
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