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absorbance

English

Etymology

absorb +? -ance

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /?b?s??.bn?s/, /?b?z??.bn?s/, /?b?s??.bn?ts/, /?b?z??.bn?ts/

Noun

absorbance (countable and uncountable, plural absorbances)

  1. (physics) A logarithmic measure of the amount of light that is absorbed when passing through a substance; the capacity of a substance to absorb light of a given wavelength; optical density. [First attested in the mid 20th century.]

Derived terms

  • absorbancy
  • photoabsorbance

Translations

References

French

Noun

absorbance f (plural absorbances)

  1. the fact of being absorbent

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transmittance

English

Noun

transmittance (countable and uncountable, plural transmittances)

  1. a transmission
  2. (physics) the fraction of incident light, or other radiation, that passes through a substance

Translations

transmittance From the web:

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  • what is transmittance of light
  • what is transmittance measured in
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