Admittance is the act of entering a place or institution or the right to enter it.
We had not been able to gain admittance to the flat. [+ into/to]
Synonyms: access, entry, way in, passage More Synonyms of admittance
admittance in British English
(ədˈmɪtəns)
noun
1.
the right or authority to enter
2.
the act of giving entrance
3. electrical engineering
the reciprocal of impedance, usually measured in siemens. It can be expressed as a complex quantity, the real part of which is the conductance and the imaginary part the susceptance
Symbol: y
admittance in American English
(ædˈmɪtəns; ədˈmɪtəns)
noun
1.
an admitting or being admitted
2.
permission or right to enter
3. Electricity
the ratio of effective current to effective voltage in a circuit carrying an alternating current; the reciprocal of impedance, measured in siemens and consisting of conductanceand susceptance: symbol, Y
admittance in Electrical Engineering
(ædmɪtəns)
noun
(Electrical engineering: Circuits)
Admittance is a measure of how easy it is for a particular voltage to force a current through an electrical component.
The lower the admittance of the component, the more difficult it will be to pass current through it.
If a circuit has very high admittance it acts like a short circuit.
Admittance is a measure of how easy it is for a particular voltage to force a current throughan electrical component.
Examples of 'admittance' in a sentence
admittance
I merely wish to explain why I let Hall cross the threshold of my study when I had resolved to retuse him admittance.
Howatch, Susan ABSOLUTE TRUTHS (2004)
Teddy always could, without seeming to move a muscle in her sweet, round face, hang up a `no admittance "sign there.
Siddons, Anne Rivers DOWNTOWN (2004)
In other languages
admittance
British English: admittance /ədˈmɪtns/ NOUN
Admittance is the act of entering a place or institution or the right to enter it.
We had not been able to gain admittance to the flat.