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absorption coefficient
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Noun1.absorption coefficient - a measure of the rate of decrease in the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (as light) as it passes through a given substanceabsorption coefficient - a measure of the rate of decrease in the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (as light) as it passes through a given substance; the fraction of incident radiant energy absorbed per unit mass or thickness of an absorber; "absorptance equals 1 minus transmittance"
coefficient - a constant number that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic


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The sound absorption coefficient of the samples, presented in a scale from 0 to I, was measured with an impedance tube and the [Tube-X.
As natural fibers are inherently coarser than man-made fibers, and much more coarse than fiberglass, our initial expectation was to get much lower sound absorption coefficient values.
 
 
 
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