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Absorption coefficient

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absorptancenoun(optics, physics) Absorbed radiation and incident radiation in a ratio format; a measurement that shows how well a surface absorbs radiation.
coefficient of absorptionnouna 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
absorption factornounThe measurement of a specific substance's ability to absorb radiant energy; absorptivity.
absorbancenoun(physics) A logarithmic measure of the amount of light that is absorbed when passing through a substance; the capacity of a substance to absorb light of a given wavelength; optical density.
absorbtancenoun(physics) The ratio of the radiant flux absorbed by a body to that incident upon it
absorptivitynoun(thermodynamics) The fraction of radiation absorbed by a surface to the total radiation incident on the surface.
absorbencynounThe quality of being absorbent.
absorbencenounAlternative form of absorbance. [(physics) A logarithmic measure of the amount of light that is absorbed when passing through a substance; the capacity of a substance to absorb light of a given wavelength; optical density.]
absorvancenounMisspelling of absorbance. [(physics) A logarithmic measure of the amount of light that is absorbed when passing through a substance; the capacity of a substance to absorb light of a given wavelength; optical density.]
adsorbancenounA measure of the amount of material adsorbed on a surface.
absorption bandnoun(physics, physical chemistry) One of any number of ranges of wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation absorbed by a substance.
absorption spectrumnoun(physics) The characteristic pattern of dark lines or bands that occurs when electromagnetic radiation is passed through an absorbing medium into a spectroscope.
photoabsorbancenoun(physics) The effect of (varying intensities of) light on the absorbance of a material
absorbed dosenoun(physics) The amount of energy imparted by nuclear (or ionizing) radiation to unit mass of absorbing material. Units of measure include the gray, the rad, and their derivatives (e.g., centigray, millirad).
atomic absorption spectroscopynoun(chemistry, physics) A quantitative analytical technique in which the content of various elements are measured via their absorption of light
absorptionnounThe act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as,
absorption linenoun(physics, astronomy) A spectral line that corresponds to the absorption of electromagnetic radiation at a specific wavelength; the pattern of such lines is characteristic of specific atoms or molecules in the path of the radiation.
austausch coefficientnoun(physics) A coefficient of turbulent flow in eddies.
opacitynoun(uncountable) The state or quality of being opaque, not allowing light to pass through.
isoabsorptionnoun(physics, chemistry) A feature of the absorption spectra of a mixture of substances that are reacting with each other, in that at one frequency the absorption will remain constant throughout the reaction

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