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absorption coefficient
absorption coefficient
/əbˈzɔːrpʃən koʊˈɪfɪʃənt/
noun
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
,
absorption coefficient
,
coefficient of absorption
)
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
absorptance equals 1 minus transmittance
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