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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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