Definition of absorptance

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Definition of absorptance

  • a 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 (noun)

    Examples

    1. absorptance equals 1 minus transmittance

    Synonyms

    1. absorption coefficient
    2. coefficient of absorption

See definition of absorptance in Merriam Webster