transmissivity

  1. Noun.  (physics) A measure of the capacity of a material to transmit radiation (the ratio of the amounts of energy transmitted and received).
  2. Noun.  (geology) A measure of the the capacity of a saturated aquifer to transmit water horizontally. SI units: m²/s. Symbol: T.

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