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Detailed Synonyms for absorption coefficient in English
absorption coefficient:
absorption coefficient [the ~] nom
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the absorption coefficient
– 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 1the 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