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Definition of Susceptibility
1. Noun. The state of being susceptible; easily affected.
Generic synonyms: Condition, Status
Specialized synonyms: Liability, Capability, Capacity, Predisposition, Sensitivity, Reactivity, Suggestibility
Attributes: Susceptible, Insusceptible, Unsusceptible
Derivative terms: Susceptible, Susceptible, Susceptible, Susceptible
Antonyms: Unsusceptibility
Definition of Susceptibility
1. n. The state or quality of being susceptible; the capability of receiving impressions, or of being affected.
Definition of Susceptibility
1. Noun. the condition of being susceptible; vulnerability ¹
2. Noun. emotional sensitivity ¹
3. Noun. (physics) electric susceptibility, a measure of how easily a dielectric polarizes in response to an external electric field (compare permittivity). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Susceptibility
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Susceptibility
Literary usage of Susceptibility
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Biological Bulletin by Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, Mass.) (1916)
"Axial gradients in susceptibility to cyanides and various other agents have
already been demonstrated in Planaria (Child, 13^) various infusoria (Child, ..."
2. Senescence and Rejuvenescence by Charles Manning Child (1915)
"AGE DIFFERENCES IN susceptibility The only possible conclusion is that in this
... AGE DIFFERENCES IN susceptibility IN OTHER FORMS In order to determine ..."
3. Senescence and Rejuvenescence by Charles Manning Child (1915)
"AGE DIFFERENCES IN susceptibility IN OTHER FORMS In order to determine whether
age differences in susceptibility are of general occurrence and of the same ..."
4. Senescence and Rejuvenescence by Charles Manning Child (1915)
"AGE DIFFERENCES IN susceptibility IN OTHER FORMS In order to determine whether
age differences in susceptibility are of general occurrence and of the same ..."
5. Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society by Cambridge Philosophical Society (1906)
"susceptibility of Iron in Colloidal Solution. By EF BURTON, Emmanuel College, and P.
PHILLIPS, Emmanuel College; 1851 Exhibition Scholars. ..."
6. Smithsonian Physical Tables by Smithsonian Institution, Frederick Eugene Fowle (1916)
"If 31 is the intensity of magnetization produced in a substance by a field strength
Ï?, then the magnetic susceptibility Н = Я/|? ..."
7. Elements of Mental Philosophy by Thomas Cogswell Upham (1847)
"A susceptibility of emotions of beauty an ultimate principle of our mental
constitution. In answering these questions, something must be taken for granted; ..."
8. Elements of Mental Philosophy: Abridged and Designed as a Text-book for by Thomas Cogswell Upham (1848)
"That is, we must take for granted that the mind has an original susceptibility
of such emotions. Nor can we suppose there can be any objection to a ..."
9. Biological Bulletin by Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, Mass.) (1916)
"Axial gradients in susceptibility to cyanides and various other agents have
already been demonstrated in Planaria (Child, 13^) various infusoria (Child, ..."
10. Senescence and Rejuvenescence by Charles Manning Child (1915)
"AGE DIFFERENCES IN susceptibility The only possible conclusion is that in this
... AGE DIFFERENCES IN susceptibility IN OTHER FORMS In order to determine ..."
11. Senescence and Rejuvenescence by Charles Manning Child (1915)
"AGE DIFFERENCES IN susceptibility IN OTHER FORMS In order to determine whether
age differences in susceptibility are of general occurrence and of the same ..."
12. Senescence and Rejuvenescence by Charles Manning Child (1915)
"AGE DIFFERENCES IN susceptibility IN OTHER FORMS In order to determine whether
age differences in susceptibility are of general occurrence and of the same ..."
13. Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society by Cambridge Philosophical Society (1906)
"susceptibility of Iron in Colloidal Solution. By EF BURTON, Emmanuel College, and P.
PHILLIPS, Emmanuel College; 1851 Exhibition Scholars. ..."
14. Smithsonian Physical Tables by Smithsonian Institution, Frederick Eugene Fowle (1916)
"The susceptibility depends greatly upon the purity of the substance, ... The mass
susceptibility of a solution containing p per cent by weight of a ..."
15. Elements of Mental Philosophy by Thomas Cogswell Upham (1847)
"A susceptibility of emotions of beauty an ultimate principle of our mental
constitution. In answering these questions, something must be taken for granted; ..."
16. Elements of Mental Philosophy: Abridged and Designed as a Text-book for by Thomas Cogswell Upham (1848)
"That is, we must take for granted that the mind has an original susceptibility
of such emotions. Nor can we suppose there can be any objection to a ..."