susceptibility
[ suh-sep-tuh-bil-i-tee ]
/ səˌsɛp təˈbɪl ɪ ti /
noun, plural sus·cep·ti·bil·i·ties.
state or character of being susceptible: susceptibility to disease.
capacity for receiving mental or moral impressions; tendency to be emotionally affected.
susceptibilities,
capacities for emotion; feelings: His susceptibilities are easily wounded.
Electricity.
Origin of susceptibility
OTHER WORDS FROM susceptibility
non·sus·cep·ti·bil·i·ty, noun o·ver·sus·cep·ti·bil·i·ty, noun pre·sus·cep·ti·bil·i·ty, noun, plural pre·sus·cep·ti·bil·i·ties. un·sus·cep·ti·bil·i·ty, nounWords nearby susceptibility
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British Dictionary definitions for susceptibility
susceptibility
/ (səˌsɛptəˈbɪlɪtɪ) /
noun plural -ties
the quality or condition of being susceptible
the ability or tendency to be impressed by emotional feelings; sensitivity
(plural)
emotional sensibilities; feelings
physics
- Also called: electric susceptibility (of a dielectric) the amount by which the relative permittivity differs from unitySymbol: Χ
- Also called: magnetic susceptibility (of a magnetic medium) the amount by which the relative permeability differs from unitySymbol: Κ