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absorptance'
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1.
(noun)
absorption coefficient
,
coefficient of absorption
,
absorptance
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"
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"absorptance."
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Definition of 'absorptance'
