Associations to the word «Albedo»

Wiktionary

ALBEDO, noun. (physics) (meteorology) (astronomy) The fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body, commonly expressed as a percentage.
ALBEDO, noun. (biology) The whitish inner portion of the rind of citrus fruits that is a source of pectin, commonly referred to as the pith.
ALBEDO FEATURE, noun. (planetology) On a Solar System body, a region with distinct brightness when seen using a telescope; often does not correspond any real geological formation.

Dictionary definition

ALBEDO, noun. The ratio of reflected to incident light.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras