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admittance

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ad·mit·tance  (d-mtns)
n.
1. The act of admitting or entering.
2.
a. Permission to enter.
b. Right of entry. See Usage Note at admission.
3. Symbol Y Electricity The reciprocal of impedance.

admittance [ədˈmɪtəns]
n
1. the right or authority to enter
2. the act of giving entrance (Electronics) (Physics / General Physics)
3. (Engineering / Electrical Engineering) Electrical engineering the reciprocal of impedance, usually measured in siemens. It can be expressed as a complex quantity, the real part of which is the conductance and the imaginary part the susceptance Symbol y

admittance  (d-mtns)
A measure of the ability of a circuit or component to allow current flow when exposed to AC voltages (its AC conductance). It is equal to the reciprocal of the impedance of the circuit, just as conductivity is equal to the reciprocal of resistance, and is similarly measured in mhos.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.admittanceadmittance - the right to enter                  
right - an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature; "they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights"; "Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people"- Eleanor Roosevelt; "a right is not something that somebody gives you; it is something that nobody can take away"
door - anything providing a means of access (or escape); "we closed the door to Haitian immigrants"; "education is the door to success"
2.admittanceadmittance - the act of admitting someone to enter; "the surgery was performed on his second admission to the clinic"
incoming, ingress, entering, entrance, entry - the act of entering; "she made a grand entrance"
readmission - the act of admitting someone again; "the surgery was performed on his readmission to the clinic"
matric, matriculation - admission to a group (especially a college or university)

admittance
noun access, entry, way in, passage, entrance, reception, acceptance He is trying to gain admittance into medical school.
Translations
admittance [ədˈmɪtəns] Nentrada f
to gain admittanceconseguir entrar
he was refused admittancese le negó la entrada
"no admittance"se prohíbe la entrada, prohibida la entrada

admittance [ədˈmɪtəns] n (= entry) → entrée f
"no admittance" → "défense d'entrer"
no admittance to people under 18 → entrée interdite aux moins de 18 ans
to refuse sb admittance → refuser de laisser entrer qn
to gain admittance to sth → être admis(e) dans qch

admittance
n (to building) → Zutritt m(to zu), Einlass m (→ to in +acc); (to club) → Zulassung f(to zu), Aufnahme f (→ to in +acc); I gained admittance to the hallmir wurde der Zutritt zum Saal gestattet; I was denied admittancemir wurde der Zutritt verwehrt or verweigert; no admittance except on businessZutritt für Unbefugte verboten

admittance [ədˈmɪtns] ningresso
they refused me admittance → mi hanno rifiutato il permesso di entrare
to gain admittance → riuscire a entrare
"no admittance" → "vietato l'ingresso"

admittance اذن بالدخول vstup adgang Zulassung είσοδος entrada sisäänpääsy droit d’entrée pristup ammissione 入場許可 입장 toelating adgang wstęp admissão доступ inträde การอนุญาตให้เข้าได้ giriş hakkı quyền được vào 准入


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I am about to leave you forever; give me, therefore, one last proof of your affection and fidelity, for, according to our holy religion, a married man seeking admittance at the gate of Heaven is required to swear that he has never defiled himself with an unworthy woman.
I am determined, you see, not to be denied admittance at Churchhill.
Impelled by the combination of Misfortunes under which I laboured, namely Fear, Cold and Hunger I hesitated not to ask admittance which at length I have gained; and now my Adorable Laura (continued he taking my Hand) when may I hope to receive that reward of all the painfull sufferings I have undergone during the course of my attachment to you, to which I have ever aspired.
 
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