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English noun: coefficient of absorption | |||
| 1. | coefficient of absorption (quantity) 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 | ||
| Samples | Absorptance equals 1 minus transmittance. | ||
| Synonyms | absorptance, absorption coefficient | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | coefficient | ||
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