absorptance
n. ratio between the amount of radiation absorbed by a surface and the amount of radiation falling upon it (Physics) | ||||
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ABSORPTANCE Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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absorptance
Noun
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 absorber; "absorptance equals 1 minus transmittance"
(synonym) absorption coefficient, coefficient of absorption
(hypernym) coefficient
Noun
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 absorber; "absorptance equals 1 minus transmittance"
(synonym) absorption coefficient, coefficient of absorption
(hypernym) coefficient
ABSORPTANCE Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
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ABSORPTANCE
The ratio of the radiation absorbed by a surface to the total energy falling on that surface described as a percentage.
The ratio of the radiation absorbed by a surface to the total energy falling on that surface described as a percentage.