Definition of Absorption coefficient

1. Noun. 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"

Exact synonyms: Absorptance, Coefficient Of Absorption
Generic synonyms: Coefficient

Definition of Absorption coefficient

1. Noun. (physics) 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. ¹

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Medical Definition of Absorption coefficient

1. Measures the degree of wave absorption defined as the fraction of wave energy lost as the wave travels a unit distance. See: absorption. (15 Jan 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Absorption Coefficient

absorbtance
absorbtivities
absorbtivity
absorpt
absorptance
absorptances
absorptiometer
absorptiometers
absorptiometric
absorptiometry
absorption
absorption band
absorption cell
absorption cells
absorption chromatography
absorption coefficient (current term)
absorption coefficients
absorption collapse
absorption dynamometer
absorption dynamometers
absorption edge
absorption edges
absorption factor
absorption factors
absorption hygrometer
absorption hygrometers
absorption indicator
absorption line
absorption lines

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