transmittancy

noun

trans·​mit·​tan·​cy

-ᵊnsē,

-si

plural -es

: the capacity for transmission:

a

: the ratio of the transmittance of a solution of a material to that of an equal thickness of the solvent

b

: transmittance sense 2

Word History

Etymology

transmit + -ancy

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