absorptance
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Circa 20th century, from absorption + -ance.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əbˈzɔːp.tn̩s/
- (US) IPA(key): /æbˈsɔɹp.tn̩s/, /æbˈzɔɹp.tn̩s/, /əbˈsɔɹp.tn̩s/, /əbˈzɔɹp.tn̩s/, IPA(key): /æbˈsɔɹp.tn̩ts/, /æbˈzɔɹp.tn̩ts/, /əbˈsɔɹp.tn̩ts/, /əbˈzɔɹp.tn̩ts/
Noun
[edit]absorptance (plural absorptances)
- (optics, physics) Absorbed radiation and incident radiation in a ratio format; a measurement that shows how well a surface absorbs radiation. [First attested in the mid 20th century.][1]
Translations
[edit]absorbed radiation
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “absorptance”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 9.