Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

admittance

/ədˈmɪt.n̩s/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.80 in modern English

Syllables: ad-mit-tance
IPA: /ədˈmɪt.n̩s/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of admitting.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Permission to enter, the power or right of entrance.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Actual entrance, reception.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act of giving possession of a copyhold estate.

British usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

The reciprocal of impedance.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From admit + -ance. Sense 5 was coined by electrical engineer, mathematician and physicist Oliver Heaviside in 1887.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: admit

Usage

Inflected Forms

admittances (plural) admittaunce (alternative)

Derived Forms

coadmittance immittance preadmittance readmittance transadmittance

Phrases

acoustic admittance air admittance vent

Synonyms

admission access entrance initiation entree accession

Rhymes With

remittance pittance

Questions

How do you pronounce admittance?: The recorded pronunciation is /ədˈmɪt.n̩s/.
What does admittance mean?: The act of admitting.
Where does admittance come from?: From admit + -ance. Sense 5 was coined by electrical engineer, mathematician and physicist Oliver Heaviside in 1887.

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