absorptance

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Circa 20th century, from absorption +‎ -ance.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • (RP) IPA: /əbˈzɔːp.tn̩s/
  • (US) IPA: /æbˈsɔɹp.tn̩s/, /æbˈzɔɹp.tn̩s/, /əbˈsɔɹp.tn̩s/, /əbˈzɔɹp.tn̩s/, IPA: /æbˈsɔɹp.tn̩ts/, /æbˈzɔɹp.tn̩ts/, /əbˈsɔɹp.tn̩ts/, /əbˈzɔɹp.tn̩ts/

Noun [edit]

absorptance (plural absorptances)

  1. (optics, physics) Absorbed radiation and incident radiation in a ratio format; a measurement that shows how well a surface absorbs radiation. [First attested in the mid 20th century.][1]

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References [edit]

  1. ^ 2003 [1933], Brown, Lesley editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, edition 5th, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7, page 9:
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