Associations to the word «Absorbance»

Wiktionary

ABSORBANCE, noun. (physics) A logarithmic measure of the amount of light that is absorbed when passing through a substance; the capacity of a substance to absorb light of a given wavelength; optical density. [First attested in the mid 20th century.]

Dictionary definition

ABSORBANCE, noun. (physics) a measure of the extent to which a substance transmits light or other electromagnetic radiation.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats