permeance

[ pur-mee-uhns ]

noun
  1. the act of permeating.

  2. the conducting power of a magnetic circuit for magnetic flux; the reciprocal of magnetic reluctance.

Origin of permeance

1
First recorded in 1835–45; perme(ant) + -ance

Words Nearby permeance

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How to use permeance in a sentence

  • Everything points to its universal permeance, if it exist at all.

    The Ether of Space | Oliver Lodge

British Dictionary definitions for permeance

permeance

/ (ˈpɜːmɪəns) /


noun
  1. the act of permeating

  2. the reciprocal of the reluctance of a magnetic circuit: Symbol: Λ

Derived forms of permeance

  • permeant, adjective, noun

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