admittance
The act of admittingThe act of admitting.
» Admittance to staff members only.
Zutritt nur für Mitarbeiter.
Службовий вхід.
Meaning
5 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of admitting.
the act of admitting someone to enter
(countable, uncountable)Permission to enter, the power or right of entrance.
the right to enter
(countable, uncountable)Actual entrance, reception.
(UK, countable, uncountable)The act of giving possession of a copyhold estate.
(countable, uncountable)The reciprocal of impedance.
Examples
5 sentencesAdmittance to staff members only.
Службовий вхід.
deZutritt nur für Mitarbeiter.
We gained admittance to the meeting.
No admittance during the performance.
deKein Einlass während der Vorstellung.
No admittance except on business.
No admittance beyond this point.
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
From admit + -ance. Sense 5 was coined by electrical engineer, mathematician and physicistFrom admit + -ance. Sense 5 was coined by electrical engineer, mathematician and physicist Oliver Heaviside in 1887.
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Forms
plural: admittancesSynonyms
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7 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable