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absorption coefficient — n the fraction of incident radiant energy which is absorbed per unit thickness, per unit mass, or per atom of an absorber called also coefficient of absorption * * * 1. absorptivity. 2. see linear absorption c. 3. see mass absorption c … Medical dictionary
Absorption coefficient — The absorption coefficient α is a property of a material. It defines the extent to which a material absorbs energy, for example that of sound waves or electromagnetic radiation. Wallace Sabine was a pioneer of this concept in acoustics and… … Wikipedia
absorption coefficient — noun 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 absorptance equals… … Useful english dictionary
absorption coefficient — sugerties koeficientas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. absorption coefficient; absorption constant vok. Absorptionskoeffizient, m; Absorptionskonstante, f rus. коэффициент поглощения, m pranc. coefficient d’absorption, m … Fizikos terminų žodynas
absorption coefficient — sugerties koeficientas statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Dydis, išreiškiamas sugerties faktoriaus ir medžiagos sluoksnio storio dalmeniu. atitikmenys: angl. absorption coefficient vok. Absorptionskoeffizient, m rus.… … Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas
absorption coefficient — noun a 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 … Wiktionary
absorption coefficient — Physics, Optics. a measure of the rate of decrease in the intensity of electromagnetic radiation, as light, as it passes through a given substance. [1895 1900] * * * … Universalium
Absorption coefficient — Коэффициент поглощения … Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии
Absorption Coefficient — In reference to a solar energy conversion devices, the degree to which a substance will absorb solar energy. In a solar photovoltaic device, the factor by which photons are absorbed as they travel a unit distance through a material … Energy terms
absorption coefficient — [1] The volume of gas, measured at stp, dissolved by unit volume of a liquid under normal pressure (i.e., one atmosphere). [2] The fraction of the energy which is absorbed. [3] The reduction of amplitude, for a beam of radiation or other wave… … Dictionary of automotive terms
