permeance
nounEtymology From stem of Latin permeare (“to penetrate”) + -ance.
1
Usually A measure of the degree to which a material allows a fluid to permeate it.
2
Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics Usually The reciprocal of reluctance in a magnetic circuit; the analogue of conductance in an electrical circuit.
- Related terms
- permeable, permeability, permeate, permeameter