SUSCEPTIBILITY


Meaning of SUSCEPTIBILITY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sə-ˌsep-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē ]

noun

( plural -ties )

Date: 1644

1. : the quality or state of being susceptible ; especially : lack of ability to resist some extraneous agent (as a pathogen or drug) : sensitivity

2.

a. : a susceptible temperament or constitution

b. plural : feelings, sensibilities

3.

a. : the ratio of the magnetization in a substance to the corresponding magnetizing force

b. : the ratio of the electric polarization to the electric intensity in a polarized dielectric

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