Associations to the word «Absorptivity»
Noun
Wiktionary
ABSORPTIVITY, noun. The quality of being absorptive; absorptiveness. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
ABSORPTIVITY, noun. (thermodynamics) The fraction of radiation absorbed by a surface to the total radiation incident on the surface. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
ABSORPTIVITY, noun. (analytical chemistry) The constant a in the Beer's law relation A = abc, where A is the absorbance, b the path length, and c the concentration of solution. Also known as absorptive power. Formerly known as absorbency index; absorption constant; extinction coefficient.
Dictionary definition
ABSORPTIVITY, noun. (physics) the property of a body that determines the fraction of the incident radiation or sound flux absorbed or absorbable by the body.
Wise words
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