absorption coefficient
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- (US) IPA(key): /æbˈsɔɹp.ʃn̩ ˌkoʊ.əˈfɪʃ.n̩t/, /æbˈzɔɹp.ʃn̩ ˌkoʊ.əˈfɪʃ.n̩t/, /əbˈzɔɹp.ʃn̩ ˌkoʊ.əˈfɪʃ.n̩t/, /əbˈsɔɹp.ʃn̩ ˌkoʊ.əˈfɪʃ.n̩t/
Noun[edit]
absorption coefficient (plural absorption coefficients)
- (physics) A measure of the absorption of electromagnetic radiation as it passes through a specific substance; the fraction of incident radiation absorbed by unit mass or unit thickness; absorptivity.
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measure of absorption
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