albedo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body, commonly expressed as a percentage.
The whitish inner portion of the rind of citrus fruits that is a source of pectin, commonly referred to as the pith.
One of the four major stages of the magnum opus, involving purification of the prima materia.

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Borrowed from Latin albēdō (“whiteness”).

leucosis

albedo feature albedometer ice-albedo feedback terrestrial albedo

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