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admittance

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ad⋅mit⋅tance

  [ad-mit-ns]
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–noun
1. permission or right to enter: admittance into the exhibit room.
2. an act of admitting.
3. actual entrance.
4. Electricity. the measure of the ability of a circuit to conduct an alternating current, consisting of two components, conductance and susceptance; the reciprocal of impedance, expressed in mhos. Symbol: Y
Origin:
1585–95; admit + -ance

Synonyms:
1. access. See entrance 1 .
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ad·mit·tance   (ād-mĭt'ns)   
n.  

  1. The act of admitting or entering.

    1. Permission to enter.

    2. Right of entry. See Usage Note at admission.

  3. Symbol Y Electricity The reciprocal of impedance.

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admittance   (ād-mĭt'ns)  Pronunciation Key 
A measure of the ability of a circuit or component to allow current flow when exposed to AC voltages (its AC conductance). It is equal to the reciprocal of the impedance of the circuit, just as conductivity is equal to the reciprocal of resistance, and is similarly measured in mhos.
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