absorptance
/æb'sɔrptəns/
noun
11 letters3 syllables17 points in Scrabble®21 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS1
NOUN
1
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 1 minus transmittance”
WORD FORMS
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Ends withE
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Pig Latinabsorptanceway
Starts & ends withA … E
Syllablesab · sorp · tance
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