absorbance

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Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep

Proto-Indo-European *-o

Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó

Proto-Italic *ap

Latin abder.

Latin ab-

Proto-Indo-European *srebʰ-

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti

Proto-Indo-European *srobʰéyeti

Proto-Italic *sorβeō

Latin sorbeō

Latin absorbeō

Old French assorbir

Middle French absorberder.

English absorb

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Italic *-ios

Old Latin -ios

Latin -ius

Latin -iader.

Old French -ancebor.

Middle English -aunce

English -ance

English absorbance

From absorb + -ance.

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /əbˈsɔɹ.bn̩s/, /əbˈzɔɹ.bn̩s/, /əbˈsɔɹ.bn̩ts/, /əbˈzɔɹ.bn̩ts/

Noun

absorbance (countable and uncountable, plural absorbances)

(physics) A logarithmic measure of the amount of light that is absorbed when passing through a substance; the capacity of a substance to absorb light of a given wavelength; optical density. [First attested in the mid 20^th century.]^[1]

Derived terms

Translations

logarithmic measure

Dutch: absorbantie m, optische dichtheid m
Estonian: neelduvus
Finnish: absorbanssi
German: Absorbanz f
Indonesian: absorbans, absorbansi
Italian: assorbanza (it) f
Romanian: absorbanță f
Serbo-Croatian: apsorpcija (sh) f

References

^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “absorbance”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 9.

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ap.sɔʁ.bɑ̃s/
Audio (France (Vosges)): (file)

Noun

absorbance f (plural absorbances)

the fact of being absorbent

[SOED-1] Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “absorbance”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 9.

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