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Absorptivity

/æbˌsɔɹpˈtɪvə.ti/

The quality of being absorptive; absorptiveness.

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noun
  1. 1

    The quality of being absorptive; absorptiveness.

  2. 2

    The fraction of radiation absorbed by a surface to the total radiation incident on the surface.

  3. 3

    The constant a in the Beer's law relation A = abc, where A is the absorbance, b the path length, and c the concentration of solution. Also known as absorptive power. Formerly known as absorbency index; absorption constant; extinction coefficient.

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