Used in a Sentence

transmissivity

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for transmissivity.

Editorial note

For starters: * transmissivity of an LCD panel is pretty bad (10%-25% transmissivity?).

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

(physics) A measure of the capacity of a material to transmit radiation (the ratio of the amounts of energy transmitted and received)

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of transmissivity gathered in one view.

noun

(physics) A measure of the capacity of a material to transmit radiation (the ratio of the amounts of energy transmitted and received)

noun

(geology) A measure of the capacity of a saturated aquifer to transmit water horizontally. SI units: m²/s. Symbol: T.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for transmissivity.

noun

(physics) A measure of the capacity of a material to transmit radiation (the ratio of the amounts of energy transmitted and received)

noun

(geology) A measure of the capacity of a saturated aquifer to transmit water horizontally. SI units: m²/s. Symbol: T.

Example sentences

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For starters: * transmissivity of an LCD panel is pretty bad (10%-25% transmissivity?).

2

In Mexico, there is so much light, that you don’t need the high light transmissivity of glass.

3

The transmissivity is too high in that image, I agree btw.

4

Adjustable transmissivity glass is a reality but not yet practical enough for it to be ubiquitous.

5

Would probably kill the T-stop value when full open due to less than perfect transmissivity though..

6

If opacity/transmissivity is modeled like it works in real life, given this example, it follows that it wouldn't be additive.

7

A single mutation that decreases transmissivity (anywhere between 0-100%) presumably loses out to the regular variant.

8

Short-wave transmissivity of typical single-pane glass is 88% [0] at a 0-degree angle of incidence.

9

Data from Israel suggests that the vaccine reduces transmissivity by 70 or so per cent.

10

And there's no way to balance the transmissivity of the lenses and the overlayed images without getting crummier visuals than a screen.

11

What intuition should a layperson have to suggest that obviously opacity/transmissivity is multiplicative?

12

Summing the product of insolation, area, and transmissivity together, we get 5.438 kW entering the greenhouse.

Quote examples

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And while I'm not a virologist, it doesn't seem far-fetched that "breeds higher viral loads more quickly" would be correlated not only with transmissivity, but also with "kills more".

2

Even gene-linked desirable traits in one species may not correspond to that trait in another, particularly when your metrics are things like "transmissivity" and "lethality" and not "I need slightly more peas per pod".

3

I don’t know why you’re being downvoted; for sure, one issue that I see skipped over is what we called “competence” — HIV is incompetent, whereas flu is competent: regardless of transmissivity (Re), you can ask how easily a virus infects.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use transmissivity in a sentence?

For starters: * transmissivity of an LCD panel is pretty bad (10%-25% transmissivity?).

What does transmissivity mean?

(physics) A measure of the capacity of a material to transmit radiation (the ratio of the amounts of energy transmitted and received)

What part of speech is transmissivity?

transmissivity is commonly used as noun.