PERMEANCE

Etymology

Noun

permeance (usually uncountable, plural permeances)

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

(physics) The reciprocal of reluctance in a magnetic circuit; the analogue of conductance in an electrical circuit.

Source: Wiktionary


Per"me*ance, n. [See Permeant.]

Definition: Permeation; specif. (Magnetism),

Definition: the reciprocal of reluctance.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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