transmissivity
[ trans-mi-siv-i-tee, tranz- ]
nounPhysics.
a measure of the ability of a material or medium to transmit electromagnetic energy, as light.
Origin of transmissivity
1- Compare transmittance.
Words Nearby transmissivity
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British Dictionary definitions for transmissivity
transmissivity
/ (ˌtrænzmɪˈsɪvɪtɪ) /
noun
physics a measure of the ability of a material to transmit radiation, equal to the internal transmittance of the material under conditions in which the path of the radiation has unit length
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