Meanings
plural absorption coefficients · alternative absorption factor
- natural sciencesA 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; absorptivity.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna 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
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Dutch absorptiecoëfficiënt
- absorptiecoëfficiëntmeasure of absorption
Finnish absorptiokerroin
- absorptiokerroinmeasure of absorption
Cite this entry
absorption coefficient. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absorption%20coefficient
“absorption coefficient.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absorption%20coefficient. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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