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transmissivity
[ trans-mi-siv-i-tee, tranz- ]
/ ˌtræns mɪˈsɪv ɪ ti, ˌtrænz- /
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noun Physics.
a measure of the ability of a material or medium to transmit electromagnetic energy, as light.
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transmissivity
/ (ˌtrænzmɪˈsɪvɪtɪ) /
noun
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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