immittance

 [ih-mit-ns]  

im·mit·tance

   [ih-mit-ns]
noun Electricity.
impedance or admittance, used when the distinction between the two is not relevant.
Origin:
1945–50; im(pedance) + (ad)mittance
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Immittance is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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immittance   (ĭ-mĭt'ns)  Pronunciation Key 

  1. Electrical impedance or admittance.

  2. In acoustic testing, the ease with which sound travels from one medium to another, as from air to bone.


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