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Definition of Reflection factor
1. Noun. The fraction of radiant energy that is reflected from a surface.
Medical Definition of Reflection factor
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Reflection Factor
Literary usage of Reflection factor
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Papers on Paint and Varnish and the Materials Used in Their Manufacture by Henry Alfred Gardner (1920)
"A change in this reflection factor from 50 per cent, ... They also have a
considerably higher reflection factor than similar tints obtained with lampblack. ..."
2. Color and Its Applications by Matthew Luckiesh (1921)
"If the paint has a high reflection-factor for visible rays it thus minimizes the
heating effect of the incident energy. Such a combination is quite ..."
3. Color and Its Applications by Matthew Luckiesh (1921)
"Coblentz has pointed out that a pigment which has a low reflection- factor for
energy of wave-lengths in the region of 8^ to 9/z is a better house paint in ..."
4. The Gas Record (1918)
"This is equivalent to a perfectly diffusing surface having a reflection factor
equal to unity, and an illumination of one phot. ..."
5. Visual Illusions: Their Causes, Characteristics and Applications by Matthew Luckiesh (1922)
"The velvet fibers provide many light traps and cast many shadows which reduce
the relative brightness or reflection- factor far below that of the flat ..."
6. The Engineering Index Annual for by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1918)
"Thomas W. Rolph. Ills. 23j>p. Ill Eng Soc, Trans- Dec. 30, 1916. Fundamental
principles. reflection factor Measurement of reflection factor (78736). ..."
7. Visual Illusions: Their Causes, Characteristics and Applications by Matthew Luckiesh (1922)
"The velvet fibers provide many light traps and cast many shadows which reduce
the relative brightness or reflection- factor far below that of the flat ..."