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. 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

admittance

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 Word Forms

• readmittance noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of admittance¹

First recorded in 1535–45; admit + -ance

Synonym Study

See entrance ¹.

Example Sentences

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

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

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

The news of Davidson’s most recent admittance comes as venues in Florida and New Jersey announced the comedian’s upcoming shows there have been canceled due to “scheduling conflicts.”

From Los Angeles Times

It wasn’t an actual admittance that he relayed the pitch to Moore on the 3-2 cutter.

From Seattle Times