admittance

[ ad-mit-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

/ ədˈmɪtəns /

noun

1. the right or authority to enter
2. the act of giving entrance
3. 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 y

admittance

/ 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.

Other Words From

• read·mittance noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of admittance¹

First recorded in 1535–45; admit + -ance

Synonym Study

See entrance ¹.

Example Sentences

Proof of vaccination or negative coronavirus test taken within 72 hours is required for admittance to this show.

From Washington Post

Proof of vaccination is required for admittance to this show.

From Washington Post

For example, proposals have been floated that would require teachers and medical staff to provide proof of vaccination or a negative test to gain admittance to their workplaces.

From MIT Technology Review

Bourquin knew there was a long list of criteria that needed to be satisfied to gain admittance to the Olympics.

From Washington Post

In 1820, for instance, Harvard began requiring knowledge of algebra to gain admittance.

From Freakonomics

But for me, this admittance of uncertainty and doubts grounds Serial in reality.

From The Daily Beast

Choosing not to pursue a perpetrator is not admittance of lies or false motives.

From The Daily Beast

Nostalgic pangs aside, it would also be a semi-admittance by LeBron that he made a mistake way back when.

From The Daily Beast

On Halloween night alone, an estimated 4,000 people will buy tickets—$25 for regular admittance, $50 for VIP.

From The Daily Beast

Was this an admittance that the old approach was the wrong one, then?

From The Daily Beast

Accompanied by her four little orphans, she recently gained admittance to Mr. Frick.

From Project Gutenberg

When she reached the house, she saw that no one was at home; but, knowing where the key was kept, she easily gained admittance.

From Project Gutenberg

The gate itself, closed by enormous locks, had a wicket through which to examine those who asked admittance.

From Project Gutenberg

Business was then proceeded with:—election of officers, admittance of new brethren, authorisation of indentures.

From Project Gutenberg

One of these was the house of Colette; and at his door our ill-starred John was presently beating for admittance.

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