transmissivity

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noun

A measure of the capacity of a material to transmit radiation (the ratio of the amounts of energy transmitted and received)

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Meanings

nountransmissivity (countable and uncountable, plural transmissivities)

plural transmissivities

  1. countableuncountablenatural sciencesA measure of the capacity of a material to transmit radiation (the ratio of the amounts of energy transmitted and received)
  2. countableuncountablegeographyA measure of the capacity of a saturated aquifer to transmit water horizontally. SI units: m²/s. Symbol: T.

Origin

From transmissive + -ity.

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APA

transmissivity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transmissivity

MLA

“transmissivity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transmissivity. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “transmissivity,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transmissivity.

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