| Pronunciation: | | 'absorp'tivitee
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] (physics) the property of a body that determines the fraction of the incident radiation or sound flux absorbed or absorbable by the body |
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ABSORPTIVITY is a 12 letter word that starts with A. |
| | Synonyms: | | absorption factor |
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| | See Also: | | physical property |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ab`sorp*tiv"i*ty\, n.
Absorptiveness.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A constant used in the Beer-Lambert Law which relates the concentration of the substance being measured (in moles) to the absorbance of the substance in solution (how well the substance in solution blocks light beamed through it from getting out on the other side). |
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