Permeance Definition

pûrmē-əns
noun
A permeating or being permeated.
Webster's New World
The reciprocal of magnetic reluctance.
Webster's New World

A measure of the degree to which a material allows a fluid to permeate it.

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Other Word Forms of Permeance

Noun

Singular:
permeance
Plural:
permeances

Origin of Permeance

  • From stem of Latin permere (“to penetrate") +"Ž -ance

    From Wiktionary

  • From Latin permeāre to penetrate permeate

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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