English Explanatory Dictionary

absorption coefficient

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Pronunciation

/æbˈsɔɹp.ʃn̩ ˌkoʊ.əˈfɪʃ.n̩t/ /æbˈzɔɹp.ʃn̩ ˌkoʊ.əˈfɪʃ.n̩t/ /əbˈzɔɹp.ʃn̩ ˌkoʊ.əˈfɪʃ.n̩t/ /əbˈsɔɹp.ʃn̩ ˌkoʊ.əˈfɪʃ.n̩t/

Word forms

absorption coefficient absorption coefficients absorption factor
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on A Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary