Transmittance Definition

trăns-mĭtns, trănz-
noun
The act or process of transmitting.
Webster's New World

A transmission.

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The ratio of the radiant energy transmitted by a body to the total radiant energy received by the body.
Webster's New World

(physics) The fraction of incident light, or other radiation, that passes through a substance.

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Noun

Singular:
transmittance
Plural:
transmittances

Transmittance Sentence Examples

  • You can use the spreadsheets to calculate the transmittance of the new filter combination.

  • These standards currently allow visors intended for daytime use only to have a moderate tint with a minimum light transmittance of 50% .

  • Regular transmittance NPL is able to make regular transmittance measurements from 200 to 3000 nm.

  • A percentage transmittance of 100 would mean that all of that frequency passed straight through the compound without any being absorbed.

  • If all the light is absorbed, then percent transmittance is zero, and absorption is infinite.

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