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emittance

/ɪˈmɪt̬.əns/

emittance noun: the quantity of luminous flux emitted per unit area.

Noun

emittance (countable and uncountable, plural emittances)

  1. The quantity of luminous flux emitted per unit area.

Forms of emittance

pluralemittances

Questions about emittance

What does emittance mean?
Emittance means the quantity of luminous flux emitted per unit area.
What part of speech is emittance?
Emittance is a noun.
How do you pronounce emittance?
Emittance is pronounced /ɪˈmɪt̬.əns/ (US).
What is the plural of emittance?
The plural of emittance is emittances.

Words near emittance in the dictionary

  1. Emite
  2. emitefur
  3. Emites
  4. emits
  5. emittable
  6. emittance
  7. emittances
  8. emitted
  9. emittent
  10. emitter
  11. emitter-coupled logic

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