absorption coefficient (n)
coefficient of absorption (n)
absorptance (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 23
def a measure of the rate of decrease in the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (as light) as it passes through a given substance
def the fraction of incident radiant energy absorbed per unit mass or thickness of an absorber
examples absorptance equals 1 minus transmittance
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Hypernym coefficient
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Hyponym coefficient

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