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absorbance

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Etymology

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From absorb +‎ -ance.

Pronunciation

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  • (US) IPA(key): /əbˈsɔɹ.bn̩s/, /əbˈzɔɹ.bn̩s/, /əbˈsɔɹ.bn̩ts/, /əbˈzɔɹ.bn̩ts/

Noun

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absorbance (countable and uncountable, plural absorbances)

  1. (physics) A logarithmic measure of the amount of light that is absorbed when passing through a substance; the capacity of a substance to absorb light of a given wavelength; optical density. [First attested in the mid 20th century.][1]

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References

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  1. ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “absorbance”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 9.

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Noun

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absorbance f (plural absorbances)

  1. the fact of being absorbent
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