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admittance

ad·mit·tance

UK/ədˈmɪt.n̩s/ US/ʌˈdmɪtʌns/ uncommon uk

noun

1.
2.

the act of admitting someone to enter

  • “the surgery was performed on his second admission to the clinic”
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Origin

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

Phrases

  • acoustic admittance
  • air admittance vent

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