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albedo [ælˈbiːdəʊ] n 1. (Physics / General Physics) the ratio of the intensity of light reflected from an object, such as a planet, to that of the light it receives from the sun 2. (Physics / General Physics) Physics the probability that a neutron passing through a surface will return through that surface [from Church Latin: whiteness, from Latin albus white]
albedo the ratio between the light reflected from a surf ace and the total light falling upon that surf ace, as the albedo of the moon. See also: Lightthe ratio between the light reflected from a surface and the total light falling upon that surface, as the albedo of the moon. See also: Astronomy
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