permeance

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noun

A measure of the degree to which a material allows a fluid to permeate it.

OriginLatin permeare →
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Meanings

nounpermeance (usually uncountable, plural permeances)

plural permeances

  1. uncountableusuallyA measure of the degree to which a material allows a fluid to permeate it.
  2. uncountableusuallynatural sciencesThe reciprocal of reluctance in a magnetic circuit; the analogue of conductance in an electrical circuit.

Origin

  1. Latinpermeare“to penetrate”
  2. Englishpermeance

From stem of Latin permeare (“to penetrate”) + -ance.

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APA

permeance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/permeance

MLA

“permeance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/permeance. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “permeance,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/permeance.

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