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absorption coefficient

 
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–noun Physics, Optics.
a measure of the rate of decrease in the intensity of electromagnetic radiation, as light, as it passes through a given substance.
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1895–1900
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Main Entry: absorption coefficient
Function: noun
: the fraction of incident radiant energy which is absorbed per unit thickness, per unit mass, or per atom of anabsorber called also coefficient of absorption
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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absorption coefficient n.

  1. The milliliters of a gas at standard temperature and pressure that will saturate 100 milliters of liquid.

  2. The amount of light absorbed in 1 atom or in 1 unit of thickness or mass of a given substance.

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