Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A measure of the ability of a magnetic circuit to conduct magnetic flux; the reciprocal of reluctance.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act or fact of permeating; permeation.
- noun In physical, the reciprocal of the reluctance of a magnetic circuit; magnetic conductance.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Magnetism) Permeation
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
measure of the degree to which a material allows afluid topermeate it. - noun physics The
reciprocal ofreluctance in amagnetic circuit ; the analogue ofconductance in anelectrical circuit .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[From Latin permeāre, to penetrate; see permeate.]
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From stem of Latin permere ("to penetrate") + -ance
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Examples
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Libertys permeance in American society often makes its manifestations elusive or invisible to those born into it.
Liberty and Tyranny Mark R. Levin 2009
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Libertys permeance in American society often makes its manifestations elusive or invisible to those born into it.
Liberty and Tyranny Mark R. Levin 2009
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Her latest post is about the near-permeance of suburban landscapes: "In urban areas, there's rich precedent for the transformation or reuse of abandoned lots or buildings.
Blogbot - forsiden 2009
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