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Detailed Synonyms for absorptance in English

absorptance:

absorptance [the ~] nom

  1. the absorptance
    – 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 1
    the absorptance; the absorption coefficient; the coefficient of absorption
    – 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 1

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Related Definitions for "absorptance":

  1. 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 absorber1
    • absorptance equals 1 minus transmittance1