Meanings
nounalbedo (countable and uncountable, plural albedos or albedoes)
plural albedos · plural albedoes
- countableuncountableastronomyThe fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body, commonly expressed as a percentage.
For track, painting rails white at weak points that are more prone to buckling (where the 'critical rail temperature' is close to the 'stress free temperature' [...]) increases their albedo and can help slow how quickly they heat up, reducing their temperature by perhaps five degrees or so.
2022 August 10, Gareth Dennis, “How can we run trains when the heat is on?”, in RAIL, number 963, page 45 - countableuncountablealchemyOne of the four major stages of the magnum opus, involving purification of the prima materia.
Synonyms: leucosis
Synonyms & antonyms
nounOne of the four major stages of the magnum opus, involving purification of the prima materia.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*albʰós
- Proto-Italic*alβos
- Latinalb(us)
- Latinalbēdō
- Englishalbedo
Borrowed from Latin albēdō (“whiteness”).
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Arabic عَاكِسِيَّة, وَضَاءَة
- عَاكِسِيَّة (ʕākisiyya)fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body
- وَضَاءَة (waḍāʔa)fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body
Catalan albedo
- albedofraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body
Chinese Mandarin 反照率
- 反照率 (fǎnzhàolǜ)fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body
Esperanto albedo
- albedofraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body
Finnish heijastussuhde, aluskuori
- heijastussuhdefraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body
- aluskuoripart of citrus fruit rind
French albédo, ziste
- albédofraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body
- zistepart of citrus fruit rind
- albédopart of citrus fruit rind
German Albedo
- Albedofraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body
Greek άλβεδό
- άλβεδό (álvedó)fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body
Hindi धवलता, प्रकाशानुपात
- धवलता (dhavaltā)fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body
- प्रकाशानुपात (prakāśānupāt)fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body
Italian albedo
- albedofraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body
Japanese 反射能, アルベド
- 反射能 (hanshanō)fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body
- アルベド (arubedo)fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body
Korean 반사율, 알베도
- 반사율 (bansayul)fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body
- 알베도 (albedo)fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body
- 귤락 (gyullak)part of citrus fruit rind
Malay albedo
- albedofraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body
Persian سپیدایی
- سپیدایی (sepidâyi)fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body
Polish albedo, albedo
- albedofraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body
- albedopart of citrus fruit rind
Portuguese albedo, medula
- albedofraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body
- medulapart of citrus fruit rind
Romanian albedo
- albedofraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body
Russian альбе́до
- альбе́до (alʹbédo)fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body
Slovak odrazivosť, albedo
- odrazivosťfraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body
- albedofraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body
- albedopart of citrus fruit rind
Spanish albedo
- albedofraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body
Tamil எதிரொளிதிறன், வெண் எகிர்சிதறல்
- எதிரொளிதிறன் (etiroḷitiṟaṉ)fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body
- வெண் எகிர்சிதறல் (veṇ ekircitaṟal)fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body
Turkish yansıtabilirlik
- yansıtabilirlikfraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body
Vietnamese suất phản chiếu
- suất phản chiếufraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body
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APA
albedo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/albedo
MLA
“albedo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/albedo. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “albedo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/albedo.
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