absorptivity

 [ab-sawrp-tiv-i-tee, -zawrp-]  

ab·sorp·tiv·i·ty

   [ab-sawrp-tiv-i-tee, -zawrp-]
noun Physics.
the property of a body that determines the fraction of incident radiation absorbed or absorbable by the body.
Origin:
1860–65; absorptive + -ity
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Absorptivity is always a great word to know.
So is surface tension. Does it mean:
a longitudinal wave in an elastic medium, especially a wave producing an audible sensation
the elasticlike force existing in the surface of a liquid caused by asymmetries in the intermolecular forces between surface molecules
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absorptivity (ˌæbsɔːpˈtɪvɪtɪ, -zɔːp-)
 
—n
physics a measure of the ability of a material to absorb radiation, equal to the internal absorptance of a homogeneous layer of the material under conditions in which the path of the radiation has unit length and the boundaries of the layer have no influence

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