transmittance

CEFRB2

/trænsˈmɪtəns/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The amount of light or energy passing through a material.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

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

Examples

  • The glass has a high light transmittance of ninety percent.

  • The glass has a very high level of light transmittance in the sun.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A transmission.

More examples

In context

  • Transmittance is the ratio of light that passes through a thing.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

This special glass has such high blank that it lets through 99% of visible light.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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