transmittance
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8.2
- noun
- /trænˈsmɪtəns/
- Specialized
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transmitancia
- The abscissa shows wavelength in nanometers; the ordinate shows transmittance, where 1.0 represents 100% transmitted light and 0 represents no transmitted light.
- reflectance and transmittance
Examples
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The scientists measured the light transmittance of the new glass material, finding it to be 95%.
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The output is converted to percent transmittance with proprietary software and viewed on an LCD display.
Academic text (2013) -
Transmittance is similar except that transmitted light is used.
Academic text (1992) -
And we measure that in terms of oxygen transmittance or what we call ADK value.
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Here is a plot of transmittance of two atmospheres.
Blog text (19) -
Here's a plot of the atmospheric transmittance between the surface and space.
Blog text (19) -
However, the transmittance through the AMLCD and color filter is about 4%, giving a net efficiency of 2 lm/W.
Academic text (1992) -
In these studies, removal of the lower epidermis of a bicolored leaf resulted in large increases in light transmittance.
Academic text (1997) -
To improve energy efficiency, architects consider the transmittance levels of windows in their designs.
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The laboratory conducted tests to determine the transmittance of various filters at different wavelengths.
Synonyms
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6.4
The percentage of light that passes through a material
How easily light or heat passes through a material
The amount of light or other radiation that a material lets pass through
How much vibration or sound passes through a material
Antonyms
- Specialized
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2.4
Light, sound, or heat bouncing off a surface instead of going through it
How Transparent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Transmittance comes from the parts trans- 'across' and mit 'send', the same root you see in transmit and mission. So, transmittance is the part of light or energy that is 'sent across' a material, which explains why we use the word to say how much passes through.