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al⋅be⋅do

   [al-bee-doh]
–noun, plural -dos.
1. Astronomy. the ratio of the light reflected by a planet or satellite to that received by it.
2. Meteorology. such a ratio for any part of the earth's surface or atmosphere.
3. the white, inner rind of a citrus fruit.
Origin:
1855–60; < LL albēdō whiteness, equiv. to alb(us) white + -ēdō n. suffix; cf. torpedo
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Language Translation for : Albedo
Spanish: piel blanca, German: die Fruchthaut, Japanese: 中果皮
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al·be·do     (āl-bē'dō)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. al·be·dos
  1. The fraction of incident electromagnetic radiation reflected by a surface, especially of a celestial body.
  2. The spongy white tissue on the inside of the rind of citrus fruit.

[Late Latin albēdō, whiteness, from Latin albus, white; see albho- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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albedo 
"ratio of light reflected from a surface," 1859, from L., lit. "whiteness," from albus "white" (see alb).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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albedo

noun
the ratio of reflected to incident light 

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albedo   (āl-bē'dō)  Pronunciation Key 
The fraction of the total light striking a surface that gets reflected from that surface. An object that has a high albedo (near 1) is very bright; an object that has a low albedo (near 0) is dark. The Earth's albedo is about 0.37. The Moon's is about 0.12.

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Main Entry: al·be·do
Pronunciation: al-'bEd-(")O
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -dos
: the fraction of incidentlight or electromagnetic radiation that is reflected by a surface or body (as the moon or the skin) albedo control the amount of light received by the eye—K. J. K. Buettner>

Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Albedo

Al*be"do\, n. [L., fr. albus white.] Whiteness. Specifically: (Astron.) The ratio which the light reflected from an unpolished surface bears to the total light falling upon that surface.

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