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Noun: permeance  pur-mee-un(t)s
  1. The degree to which a material allows a substance to pass through it
    "The permeance of the membrane determines its effectiveness in water filtration"
     
  2. (physics) a measure of the ability of a material to conduct magnetic flux, equal to the reciprocal of reluctance
    "The permeance of the iron core affects the efficiency of the transformer"

Derived forms: permeances

Encyclopedia: Permeance