coefficient of absorption

WordNet-Online
Free dictionary and thesaurus of English. Definitions, synonyms, antonyms and more...
Hint: double-click any word to get it searched!

Noun coefficient of absorption has 1 sense

absorption coefficient, coefficient of absorption, absorptance - 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; "absorptance equals 1 minus transmittance"
--₁ is a kind of coefficient

coearse coed coedit coeducate coeducation coeducational coefficent coefficient coefficient of absorption coefficient of concordance coefficient of correlation coefficient of drag coefficient of elasticity coefficient of expansion coefficient of friction coefficient of mutual induction coefficient of reflection

Sponsored (shop thru our affiliate link to help maintain this site):

Check latest bestsellers | New Arrivals in Electronics