Definition of: admission

(ad·mish′ən) noun
1. The act of admitting, or the state of being admitted; entrance.
2. A conceding, or that which is conceded; acknowledging or confessing: an admission of guilt.
3. The price charged or paid to be admitted; entrance fee.
4. Rel. A formal act, by ecclesiastical authority, admitting a candidate to a benefice or church.
5. Mech. a Entrance of steam or other motive fluid into a cylinder. b The point in the stroke or rotation at which such entrance takes place. c The period between entrance of motive force and expansion or exhaust thereof. See synonyms under BELIEF, ENTRANCE¹. [<L admissio, -onis <admissus, pp. of admittere.
See ADMIT.]