TRANSMITTANCE

transmittance, transmission

(noun) the fraction of radiant energy that passes through a substance

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

transmittance (countable and uncountable, plural transmittances)

a transmission

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

Source: Wiktionary


Trans*mit"tance, n.

Definition: Transmission.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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28 June 2025

ALLERGIC

(adjective) having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor); “allergic children”; “hypersensitive to pollen”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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