Speakur

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transmissivity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.40 in modern English

Syllables
trans-mis-siv-i-ty
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A measure of the capacity of a material to transmit radiation (the ratio of the amounts of energy transmitted and received)

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A measure of the capacity of a saturated aquifer to transmit water horizontally. SI units: m²/s. Symbol: T.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From transmissive + -ity.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

transmissivities (plural)

Derived Forms

supertransmissivity

Frequently Paired Words

transmissive

Questions

What does transmissivity mean?
A measure of the capacity of a material to transmit radiation (the ratio of the amounts of energy transmitted and received)
Where does transmissivity come from?
From transmissive + -ity.

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