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coefficient of absorption

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.20 in modern English

Syllables
co-ef-fi-cien-t of ab-sorp-tion
IPA
40
Scrabble Score
23
Letters
7
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

n

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

Example Sentences

Synonyms

absorption coefficient absorptance

Questions

What does coefficient of absorption mean?
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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