susceptibilities

Variant of susceptibility

susceptibility definition

sus·cep·tibil·ity (sə sep′tə bil′ə tē)

noun pl. susceptibilities -·ties

  1. the quality or state of being susceptible
  2. sensibilities; feelings
  3. a susceptible temperament or disposition; capacity for receiving impressions
  4. Physics the ratio of electric or magnetic polarization in a material to the strength of the field producing that polarization

Etymology: ML susceptibilitas

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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