absorptivity

ab·sorp·tion

 (əb-zôrp′shən, -sôrp′-)

n.

1. The act or process of absorbing or the condition of being absorbed.

2. A state of mental concentration.

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[Latin absorptiō, absorptiōn-, from absorptus, past participle of absorbēre, to absorb; see absorb.]

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ab·sorp′tive (-tĭv) adj.

ab′sorp·tiv′i·ty n.

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absorptivity

(ˌæbsɔːpˈtɪvɪtɪ; -zɔːp-)

n

(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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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

absorptivity - (physics) the property of a body that determines the fraction of the incident radiation or sound flux absorbed or absorbable by the body absorption factor 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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Translations

absorptivité

assorbività