| ABSORPTANCE | • absorptance n. (Optics, physics) Absorbed radiation and incident radiation in a ratio format; a measurement that shows… • ABSORPTANCE n. the ratio of the radiant flux absorbed by a body to that incident on it. |
| ACQUITTANCE | • acquittance n. (Now historical) A writing which is evidence of a discharge; a receipt in full, which bars a further demand. • acquittance n. (Now rare) Payment of debt; settlement. • acquittance n. (Now historical) The release from a debt, or from some obligation or duty; exemption. |
| ATTRACTANCE | • attractance n. Alternative form of attractancy. • ATTRACTANCE n. the state of being attracted, also ATTRACTANCY. |
| CAPACITANCE | • capacitance n. (Physics, uncountable) The property of an electric circuit or its element that permits it to store charge… • capacitance n. (Physics, countable) An element of an electrical circuit exhibiting capacitance. • CAPACITANCE n. in electricity, the ability to store an electric charge; measure of such ability. |
| COMPORTANCE | • comportance n. (Obsolete) behaviour; comport. • COMPORTANCE n. (Spenser) comportment. |
| CONDUCTANCE | • conductance n. (Physics) A measure of the ability of a body to conduct electricity; the reciprocal of its resistance. • CONDUCTANCE n. a conductor's power of conducting electricity, the reciprocal of the resistance. |
| EXORBITANCE | • exorbitance n. The state or characteristic of being exorbitant. • exorbitance n. A large excess. • EXORBITANCE n. an exorbitant action or procedure, also EXORBITANCY. |
| INHABITANCE | • inhabitance n. Alternative form of inhabitancy. • INHABITANCE n. the act of inhabiting, also INHABITANCY. |
| INHERITANCE | • inheritance n. The passing of title to an estate upon death. • inheritance n. (Countable) That which a person is entitled to inherit, by law or testament. • inheritance n. (Uncountable, especially linguistics, biology) The act or mechanism of inheriting; the state of having inherited. |
| OUTDISTANCE | • outdistance v. (Transitive) To run further or faster than another, or to finish a race with a large margin. • OUTDISTANCE v. to go far ahead of, as in a race. |
| PERMITTANCE | • permittance n. The act of permitting; allowance; permission; leave. • permittance n. (Electricity) The power of a dielectric to permit or enhance induction. • PERMITTANCE n. permission. |
| REFLECTANCE | • reflectance n. (Physics) The ratio of the flux reflected to that incident on a surface. • REFLECTANCE n. the ratio of reflected radiation to incident radiation. |
| SUPPORTANCE | • supportance n. (Obsolete) support. • SUPPORTANCE n. (Shakespeare) support. |
| SUSCEPTANCE | • susceptance n. (Physics) the imaginary component of the admittance of an alternating current circuit. • SUSCEPTANCE n. the imaginary part of the admittance. |