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noun Physics, Optics.
the ratio of the amount of radiation absorbed by a surface to the amount of radiation incident upon it. Compare reflectance, transmittance (def. 2).
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Absorptance
is always a great word to know.
So is supercritical. Does it mean:
| pertaining to a mass of radioactive material in which the rate of a chain reaction increases with time |
| the property of a fluid that resists the force tending to cause the fluid to flow; the measure of the extent to which a fluid possesses this property |
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| absorptance or absorption factor (əbˈsɔːptəns, -ˈzɔːp-) | |
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| physics reflectance Compare transmittance α a measure of the ability of an object to absorb radiation, equal to the ratio of the absorbed radiant flux to the incident flux. For a layer of material the ratio of the flux absorbed between the entry and exit surfaces of the layer to the flux leaving the entry surface is the internal absorptance | |
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| absorption factor or absorption factor | |
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