transmittance
noun/trænsˈmɪtəns/
Frequency rank: #19,661 most common English word
Meaning
The fraction or percentage of light (or other radiation) that passes through a material without being absorbed or reflected.
Example sentence
The engineer measured the transmittance of the glass to determine how much light passed through it.
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