permeance

Permeance is the allowance of movement of energy or matter through something.

(noun)

An example of permeance is the amount of water vapor which can be diffused through a piece of plywood.

See permeance in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

See permeance in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A measure of the ability of a magnetic circuit to conduct magnetic flux; the reciprocal of reluctance.

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Origin: From Latin permeāre, to penetrate; see permeate

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