absorbance

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absorbance

Etymology edit

absorb +‎ -ance

Pronunciation edit

(US) IPA^(key): /əbˈsɔɹ.bn̩s/, /əbˈzɔɹ.bn̩s/, /əbˈsɔɹ.bn̩ts/, /əbˈzɔɹ.bn̩ts/

Noun edit

absorbance (countable and uncountable, plural absorbances)

(physics) A logarithmic measure of the amount of light that is absorbed when passing through a substance; the capacity of a substance to absorb light of a given wavelength; optical density. [First attested in the mid 20^th century.]^[1]

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Translations edit

logarithmic measure

Dutch: absorbantie m, optische dichtheid m
Estonian: neelduvus
Finnish: absorbanssi
German: Absorbanz f
Italian: assorbanza (it) f
Romanian: absorbanță f
Serbo-Croatian: apsorpcija (sh) f

References edit

^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “absorbance”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 9.

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absorbance f (plural absorbances)

the fact of being absorbent

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