immittance

[ ih-mit-ns ]

noun

, Electricity.

1. impedance or admittance, used when the distinction between the two is not relevant.

immittance

/ ĭ-mĭt′ns /

1. Electrical impedance or admittance.
2. In acoustic testing, the ease with which sound travels from one medium to another, as from air to bone.

Word History and Origins

Origin of immittance¹

First recorded in 1945–50; im(pedance) + (ad)mittance