Absorption Coefficient
nounid
12943·updated May 18, 2026verified
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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Variants
- synonym
- absorptancecoefficient of absorption
- plural
- Absorption Coefficients
- possessive
- Absorption Coefficient's
- pluralpossessive
- Absorption Coefficients'
Framework definitions
- §1
- a measure of the rate of decrease in the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (as light) as it passes through a given substance
- §1 · legacy_primary
- a measure of the rate of decrease in the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (as light) as it passes through a given substanceDR-088 backfill from the noun definition column
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