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al·be·do    Audio Help   [al-bee-doh] Pronunciation Key
–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 albédō whiteness, equiv. to alb(us) white + -édō n. suffix; cf. torpedo]
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al·be·do    Audio Help   (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.]

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albedo 
"ratio of light reflected from a surface," 1859, from L., lit. "whiteness," from albus "white" (see alb).

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albedo

noun
the ratio of reflected to incident light 

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albedo    Audio Help   (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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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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