About The Word Susceptibility
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Susceptibility
Susceptibility Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Susceptibility?
[n] the state of being susceptible; easily affected
Synonyms | Synonyms for Susceptibility: susceptibleness Related Terms | Find terms related to Susceptibility: See Also | capability | capacity | condition | liability | predisposition | reactivity | sensitivity | status | suggestibility Susceptibility In Webster's Dictionary \Sus*cep`ti*bil"i*ty\, n.; pl.
{Susceptibilities}. [Cf. F. susceptibilit['e].]
1. The state or quality of being susceptible; the capability
of receiving impressions, or of being affected.
2. Specifically, capacity for deep feeling or emotional
excitement; sensibility, in its broadest acceptation;
impressibility; sensitiveness.
{Magnetic susceptibility} (Physics), the intensity of
magnetization of a body placed in a uniform megnetic field
of unit strength. --Sir W. Thomson.
Syn: Capability; sensibility; feeling; emotion.
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