transmittance

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noun

A transmission.

UncommonScrabble 17

Meanings

nountransmittance (countable and uncountable, plural transmittances)

plural transmittances

  1. countableuncountableA transmission.
  2. countableuncountablenatural sciencesThe fraction of incident light, or other radiation, that passes through a substance.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe fraction of radiant energy that passes through a substance

Also see

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

German Transmissionsgrad
  • Transmissionsgradfraction of incident radiation
Italian trasmittanza
  • trasmittanzafraction of incident radiation
Korean 투과율
  • 투과율 (tugwayul)fraction of incident radiation
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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