albedo

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See also: Albedo and albédo

English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin albēdō (whiteness).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (US) IPA(key): /ælˈbi.doʊ/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: al‧be‧do

Noun[edit]

albedo (countable and uncountable, plural albedos or albedoes)

  1. (physics, meteorology, astronomy, optics) The fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body, commonly expressed as a percentage.
    • 2022 August 10, Gareth Dennis, “How can we run trains when the heat is on?”, in RAIL, number 963, page 45:
      For track, painting rails white at weak points that are more prone to buckling (where the 'critical rail temperature' is close to the 'stress free temperature' [...]) increases their albedo and can help slow how quickly they heat up, reducing their temperature by perhaps five degrees or so.
  2. (botany) The whitish inner portion of the rind of citrus fruits that is a source of pectin, commonly referred to as the pith.
  3. (alchemy) One of the four major stages of the magnum opus, involving purification of the prima materia.
    Synonym: leucosis
    Coordinate terms: nigredo, citrinitas, rubedo

Usage notes[edit]

Albedo is to be distinguished from reflectivity, which refers to one specific wavelength (monochromatic radiation).

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Esperanto[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Derived from Latin albēdō (whiteness).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [alˈbedo]
  • Rhymes: -edo
  • Hyphenation: al‧be‧do

Noun[edit]

albedo (accusative singular albedon, plural albedoj, accusative plural albedojn)

  1. (physics) albedo

Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Latin albēdō.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑlbedo/, [ˈɑ̝lbe̞do̞]
  • Rhymes: -ɑlbedo
  • Syllabification(key): al‧be‧do

Noun[edit]

albedo

  1. albedo

Declension[edit]

Inflection of albedo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative albedo albedot
genitive albedon albedojen
partitive albedoa albedoja
illative albedoon albedoihin
singular plural
nominative albedo albedot
accusative nom. albedo albedot
gen. albedon
genitive albedon albedojen
partitive albedoa albedoja
inessive albedossa albedoissa
elative albedosta albedoista
illative albedoon albedoihin
adessive albedolla albedoilla
ablative albedolta albedoilta
allative albedolle albedoille
essive albedona albedoina
translative albedoksi albedoiksi
abessive albedotta albedoitta
instructive albedoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of albedo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative albedoni albedoni
accusative nom. albedoni albedoni
gen. albedoni
genitive albedoni albedojeni
partitive albedoani albedojani
inessive albedossani albedoissani
elative albedostani albedoistani
illative albedooni albedoihini
adessive albedollani albedoillani
ablative albedoltani albedoiltani
allative albedolleni albedoilleni
essive albedonani albedoinani
translative albedokseni albedoikseni
abessive albedottani albedoittani
instructive
comitative albedoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative albedosi albedosi
accusative nom. albedosi albedosi
gen. albedosi
genitive albedosi albedojesi
partitive albedoasi albedojasi
inessive albedossasi albedoissasi
elative albedostasi albedoistasi
illative albedoosi albedoihisi
adessive albedollasi albedoillasi
ablative albedoltasi albedoiltasi
allative albedollesi albedoillesi
essive albedonasi albedoinasi
translative albedoksesi albedoiksesi
abessive albedottasi albedoittasi
instructive
comitative albedoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative albedomme albedomme
accusative nom. albedomme albedomme
gen. albedomme
genitive albedomme albedojemme
partitive albedoamme albedojamme
inessive albedossamme albedoissamme
elative albedostamme albedoistamme
illative albedoomme albedoihimme
adessive albedollamme albedoillamme
ablative albedoltamme albedoiltamme
allative albedollemme albedoillemme
essive albedonamme albedoinamme
translative albedoksemme albedoiksemme
abessive albedottamme albedoittamme
instructive
comitative albedoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative albedonne albedonne
accusative nom. albedonne albedonne
gen. albedonne
genitive albedonne albedojenne
partitive albedoanne albedojanne
inessive albedossanne albedoissanne
elative albedostanne albedoistanne
illative albedoonne albedoihinne
adessive albedollanne albedoillanne
ablative albedoltanne albedoiltanne
allative albedollenne albedoillenne
essive albedonanne albedoinanne
translative albedoksenne albedoiksenne
abessive albedottanne albedoittanne
instructive
comitative albedoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative albedonsa albedonsa
accusative nom. albedonsa albedonsa
gen. albedonsa
genitive albedonsa albedojensa
partitive albedoaan
albedoansa
albedojaan
albedojansa
inessive albedossaan
albedossansa
albedoissaan
albedoissansa
elative albedostaan
albedostansa
albedoistaan
albedoistansa
illative albedoonsa albedoihinsa
adessive albedollaan
albedollansa
albedoillaan
albedoillansa
ablative albedoltaan
albedoltansa
albedoiltaan
albedoiltansa
allative albedolleen
albedollensa
albedoilleen
albedoillensa
essive albedonaan
albedonansa
albedoinaan
albedoinansa
translative albedokseen
albedoksensa
albedoikseen
albedoiksensa
abessive albedottaan
albedottansa
albedoittaan
albedoittansa
instructive
comitative albedoineen
albedoinensa

Further reading[edit]

Italian[edit]

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Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Late Latin albēdō.

Noun[edit]

albedo f (invariable)

  1. albedo (all senses)

Further reading[edit]

  • albedo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From alb(us) (white) +‎ -ēdō (abstract noun suffix).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

albēdō f (genitive albēdinis); third declension

  1. (Late Latin) white (color)
  2. (Late Latin) whiteness
    Synonyms: albitūdō, albor, album

Declension[edit]

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative albēdō albēdinēs
Genitive albēdinis albēdinum
Dative albēdinī albēdinibus
Accusative albēdinem albēdinēs
Ablative albēdine albēdinibus
Vocative albēdō albēdinēs

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Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  • albedo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • albedo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette

Polish[edit]

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Śnieg ma wysokie albedo.
Syrtis Major Planum jest cechą albedo na powierzchni Marsa.
Albedo skórki owocu.

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin albēdō.[1][2] First attested in 1908.[3][4]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /alˈbɛ.dɔ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛdɔ
  • Syllabification: al‧be‧do

Noun[edit]

albedo n (indeclinable)

  1. (physics, meteorology, astronomy, optics) albedo (fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body)
    niskie/małe albedoa low albedo
    wysokie albedoa high albedo
    ziemskie albedo/albedo Ziemithe albedo of the Earth
    albedo wynosi ileśan albedo reaches/is/amounts
    albedo neutronówthe albedo of neutrons
    albedo powierzchnithe albedo of a surface
    albedo planetythe albedo of a planet
    albedo śnieguthe albedo of a snow
    wartość albedothe value of an albedo
    wielkości albedothe magnitude of an albedo
  2. (botany) albedo (part of citrus fruit rind)

Derived terms[edit]

noun

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mirosław Bańko; Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021), “albedo”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “albedo”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
  3. ^ Zasady fizyki: Fizyka ogólna, dynamiczne własności materyi, akustyka[1], volume 1, 1908, page x
  4. ^ albedo in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

Further reading[edit]

  • albedo in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese[edit]

Noun[edit]

albedo m (plural albedos)

  1. (physics, meteorology, astronomy) albedo (the fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body)

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French albédo.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

albedo n (uncountable)

  1. albedo

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin albēdō.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /alˈbedo/ [alˈβ̞e.ð̞o]
  • Rhymes: -edo
  • Syllabification: al‧be‧do

Noun[edit]

albedo m (plural albedos)

  1. (physics, meteorology, astronomy) albedo (the fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body)

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