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transmissivity

[ trans-mi-siv-i-tee, tranz- ]

noun

, Physics.
  1. a measure of the ability of a material or medium to transmit electromagnetic energy, as light.

transmissivity

/ ˌtrænzmɪˈsɪvɪtɪ /

noun

  1. 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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Word History and Origins

Origin of transmissivity1

First recorded in 1910–15; transmiss(ion) + -ive + -ity

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