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Absorption Coefficient

nounid 12943·updated May 18, 2026
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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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absorptancecoefficient of absorption
plural
Absorption Coefficients
possessive
Absorption Coefficient's
pluralpossessive
Absorption Coefficients'

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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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