albedo
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin albēdō (“whiteness”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
albedo (plural albedos or albedoes)
- (physics, meteorology, astronomy, optics) The fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body, commonly expressed as a percentage.
- (botany) The whitish inner portion of the rind of citrus fruits that is a source of pectin, commonly referred to as the pith.
- (alchemy) One of the four major stages of the magnum opus.
HyponymsEdit
- Alchemy
Usage notesEdit
Albedo is to be distinguished from reflectivity, which refers to one specific wavelength (monochromatic radiation).
TranslationsEdit
the fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body
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part of citrus fruit rind
AnagramsEdit
ItalianEdit
LatinEdit
EtymologyEdit
From alb(us) (“white”) + -ēdō (abstract noun suffix).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
albēdō f (genitive albēdinis); third declension
InflectionEdit
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | albēdō | albēdinēs |
Genitive | albēdinis | albēdinum |
Dative | albēdinī | albēdinibus |
Accusative | albēdinem | albēdinēs |
Ablative | albēdine | albēdinibus |
Vocative | albēdō | albēdinēs |
SynonymsEdit
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Related terms
DescendantsEdit
- English: albedo
- Italian: albedine
- Portuguese: albedo
- Russian: альбе́до n (alʹbédo)
- Spanish: albédine, albedo
ReferencesEdit
- albedo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- albedo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
PortugueseEdit
NounEdit
albedo m (plural albedos)
- (physics, meteorology, astronomy) albedo (the fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body)
SpanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
albedo m (plural albedos)
- (physics, meteorology, astronomy) albedo (the fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body)
Further readingEdit
- “albedo” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.