transmittance

(-mit'ns)

noun

  1. the act or process of transmitting
  2. the ratio of the radiant energy transmitted by a body to the total radiant energy received by the body

See transmittance in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A transmission.
  2. Physics The ratio of the radiant energy transmitted to the total radiant energy incident on a given body.

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