NOUN | quantity | absorption coefficient, coefficient of absorption, absorptance | a measure of the rate of decrease in the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (as light) as it passes through a given substance |
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Meaning | A measure of the rate of decrease in the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (as light) as it passes through a given substance; the fraction of incident radiant energy absorbed per unit mass or thickness of an absorber. | |
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Synonyms | coefficient of absorption, absorptance | |
Broader | coefficient | A constant number that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic / characteristic |
Spanish | coeficiente de absorción |
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