transmittance
[ trans-mit-ns, tranz- ]
/ trænsˈmɪt ns, trænz- /
noun
Physics. the ratio of the radiant flux transmitted through and emerging from a body to the total flux incident on it: equivalent to one minus the absorptance.
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British Dictionary definitions for transmittance
transmittance
/ (trænzˈmɪtəns) /
noun
the act of transmitting
Also called: transmission factor physics a measure of the ability of anything to transmit radiation, equal to the ratio of the transmitted flux to the incident flux; the reciprocal of the opacity. For a plate of material the ratio of the flux leaving the entry surface to that reaching the exit surface is the internal transmittanceSymbol: τ Compare reflectance, absorptance
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