Susceptibility

Susceptibility
Susceptibility 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. [1913 Webster]

2. Specifically, capacity for deep feeling or emotional excitement; sensibility, in its broadest acceptation; impressibility; sensitiveness. [1913 Webster]

{Magnetic susceptibility} (Physics), the intensity of magnetization of a body placed in a uniform megnetic field of unit strength. --Sir W. Thomson. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Capability; sensibility; feeling; emotion. [1913 Webster]


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  • susceptibility — susceptibility. См. чувствительность. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • susceptibility — I noun affectability, aptitude, bent, capability of being affected, capacity for emotion, capacity for receiving impressions, empathy, impressibility, impressionability, inclination, leaning, penchant, proclivity, propensity, sensibility,… …   Law dictionary

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  • susceptibility — sus|cep|ti|bil|i|ty [səˌseptıˈbılıti] n plural susceptibilities 1.) [U and C] how easily someone or something is affected by something susceptibility to ▪ One of the side effects of the drug is an increased susceptibility to infections. 2.) sb s… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • susceptibility — [[t]səse̱ptɪbɪ̱lɪti[/t]] susceptibilities 1) N VAR If you have a susceptibility to something unpleasant, you are likely to be affected by it. ...his increased susceptibility to infections. Syn: vulnerability 2) N PLURAL A person s… …   English dictionary

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