admittance

American  

[ad-mit-ns] / ædˈmɪt ns /

noun

• admittances
  plural

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

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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.

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Synonym Usage

See entrance ¹.

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• readmittance
  noun

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• admittances
  plural

Etymology

Origin of admittance

First recorded in 1535–45; admit + -ance

Example Sentences

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admittance admittances

The arrangement helps keep admit rates low—regular decision admittance was a record-low 2.8%—while effectively boosting yield.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026

Hudson said most flu-related cases are being treated without the need for hospital admittance, “but those who are older or at higher risk for complications from the flu are the ones we’re mostly seeing admitted.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2026

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

The government wanted to increase the annual admittance of medical students to universities from around 3,000 to roughly 5,000, saying more staff were needed to meet demand.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2025

Then a new batch of solicitors began begging for admittance.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull

On the days when admittances run high, newly-arrived patients have been forced to lie on stretchers in the corridors before they can get a bed.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 9, 2021

New hospitalizations are still low, averaging about 71 daily admittances in the region this week, but that could change if people continue to gather without wearing masks, particularly those who haven’t been vaccinated, he said.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 4, 2021

The most recent statistics showed there were 85,367 admittances to emergency departments in Wales in May - an increase on pre-pandemic levels.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2021

Once a source of consensus for a legal immigration system that all sides agree is broken, the idea of American officials becoming more selective in admittances has become contentious.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 7, 2017

So he resolved to return to the barracks and question his underling regarding the recent admittances.

From The Strong Arm by Robert Barr