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absorptivity
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ab·sorp·tion  (b-sôrpshn, -zôrp-)
n.
1. The act or process of absorbing or the condition of being absorbed.
2. A state of mental concentration.

[Latin absorpti, absorptin-, from absorptus, past participle of absorbre, to absorb; see absorb.]

ab·sorptive (-tv) adj.
absorp·tivi·ty n.

absorptivity [ˌæbsɔːpˈtɪvɪtɪ -zɔːp-]
n
(Physics / General Physics) 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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Noun1.absorptivity - (physics) the property of a body that determines the fraction of the incident radiation or sound flux absorbed or absorbable by the body
physical property - any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions
natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics"


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The tester adopts the ultraviolet ray absorption principle and is based on the Beer-Lambert law to inspect the ozone concentration without the use of chemicals.
7,8,9) The Beer-Lambert law is the mathematical principle used to describe light absorption and the properties of the material through which the light is traveling.
The Beer-Lambert law states that when light passes through a solution containing some concentration of dye, the amount of light absorbed by the dye solution is proportional to both the concentration of dye and the pathlength of the light with the solution.
 
 
 
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