Beer-Lambert law

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Etymology

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Named after scientists August Beer and Johann Heinrich Lambert.

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the Beer-Lambert law

  1. (physics) An empirical law that relates the attenuation of light to the properties of the material through which the light is travelling.
    Synonyms: Beer-Lambert-Bouguer law, Beer's law, Bouguer's law, Lambert-Beer law