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absorptance

ab·sorp·tance

UK/əbˈzɔːp.tn̩s/ US/æbˈsɔɹp.tn̩s/ uncommon

noun

1.

a measure of the rate of decrease in the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (as light) as it passes through a given substance; the fraction of incident radiant energy absorbed per unit mass or thickness of an absorber

  • “absorptance equals 1 minus transmittance”

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