absorption coefficient
absorption coefficient · absorption coefficients
A measure of the absorption of electromagnetic radiation as it passes through a…A measure of the absorption of electromagnetic radiation as it passes through a specific substance; the fraction of incident radiation absorbed by unit mass or unit thickness; absorptivity.
US/æbˈsɔɹp.ʃn̩ ˌkoʊ.əˈfɪʃ.n̩t/
Meaning
1 sensesA measure of the absorption of electromagnetic radiation as it passes through a specific substance; the fraction of incident radiation absorbed by unit mass or unit thickness; absorptivity.
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
Forms
plural: absorption coefficientsSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- 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:coefficient of absorptionabsorptance