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admittance

American  
[ad-mit-ns] / ædˈmɪt ns /

noun

  1. permission or right to enter.

    admittance into the exhibit room.
    Synonyms:
    access

  2. an act of admitting.

  3. actual entrance.

  4. Electricity. the measure of the ability of a circuit to conduct an alternating current, consisting of two components, conductance and susceptance; the reciprocal of impedance, expressed in mhos. Y

admittance British  
/ ədˈmɪtəns /

noun

  1. the right or authority to enter

  2. the act of giving entrance

  3.  y.  electrical engineering the reciprocal of impedance, usually measured in siemens. It can be expressed as a complex quantity, the real part of which is the conductance and the imaginary part the susceptance

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admittance Scientific  
/ ăd-mĭt′ns /

  1. A measure of the ability of a circuit or component to allow current flow when exposed to AC voltages (its AC conductance). It is equal to the reciprocal of the impedance of the circuit, just as conductivity is equal to the reciprocal of resistance, and is similarly measured in mhos.

Related Words

See entrance 1.

Other Word Forms

  • readmittance noun

Etymology

Origin of admittance

First recorded in 1535–45; admit + -ance

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A February 1980 article from the Daily Record, originally sourced by Frank, recounts Whitten’s recent admittance to the Mormon priesthood.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2025

Even with admittance into the inner circle as a spectator, documentary filmmakers can’t always peer close enough into their subject’s life.

From Salon • Aug. 26, 2025

Starting in 1952 at the urging of Ben Hogan, the exclusive meal is an invite-only affair with admittance strictly limited to past champions.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2025

Could admittance to the inner sanctum of one of the best-known and most respected companies in the world — the Walt Disney Company — deliver that?

From New York Times • Mar. 16, 2024

They don't owe you admittance, but they do owe you an answer....

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