"transmittance" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: transmittances [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} transmittance (countable and uncountable, plural transmittances)
  1. A transmission. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-transmittance-en-noun-~IUup3bh
  2. (physics) The fraction of incident light, or other radiation, that passes through a substance. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Physics Translations (fraction of incident radiation): Transmissionsgrad [masculine] (German), trasmittanza (Italian), 투과율 (tugwayul) (Korean)
    Sense id: en-transmittance-en-noun-Ic3ROIs7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'fraction of incident radiation': 6 94

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