susceptibility
state or character of being susceptible: susceptibility to disease.
capacity for receiving mental or moral impressions; tendency to be emotionally affected.
susceptibilities, capacities for emotion; feelings: His susceptibilities are easily wounded.
Electricity.
Origin of susceptibility
1synonym study For susceptibility
Other words from susceptibility
- non·sus·cep·ti·bil·i·ty, noun
- o·ver·sus·cep·ti·bil·i·ty, noun
- pre·sus·cep·ti·bil·i·ty, noun, plural pre·sus·cep·ti·bil·i·ties.
- un·sus·cep·ti·bil·i·ty, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for susceptibility
/ (səˌsɛptəˈbɪlɪtɪ) /
the quality or condition of being susceptible
the ability or tendency to be impressed by emotional feelings; sensitivity
(plural) emotional sensibilities; feelings
physics
Also called: electric susceptibility (of a dielectric) the amount by which the relative permittivity differs from unity: Symbol: Χ
Also called: magnetic susceptibility (of a magnetic medium) the amount by which the relative permeability differs from unity: Symbol: Κ
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