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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.
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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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