Absorption Coefficient
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
a measure of the rate of decrease in the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (as light) as it passes through a given substance
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Classifications
Entity Type
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unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- absorptancecoefficient of absorption
- plural
- Absorption Coefficients
- possessive
- Absorption Coefficient's
- pluralpossessive
- Absorption Coefficients'