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Optical Density

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

(physics) a measure of the extent to which a substance transmits light or other electromagnetic radiation

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Variants

synonym
absorbancephotographic densitytransmission density
plural
Optical Densities
possessive
Optical Density's
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Optical Densities'