Dictionary Check: absorptance

"absorptance" is a valid word!

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Definition

noun

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

Example: "absorptance equals 1 minus transmittance"

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