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absorptance

/æb'sɔrptəns/

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noun
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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"absorptance equals 1 minus transmittance"

Similar:

absorption coefficient coefficient of absorption

type of:
coefficient

Examples of absorptance

"absorptance equals 1 minus transmittance"