absorption : Idioms & Phrases
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absorption band
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noun a dark band in the spectrum of white light that has been transmitted through a substance that exhibits absorption at selective wavelengths
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absorption coefficient
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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
absorption coefficient; absorptance.
- absorptance equals 1 minus transmittance
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absorption factor
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noun (physics) the property of a body that determines the fraction of the incident radiation or sound flux absorbed or absorbable by the body
absorptivity.
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absorption indicator
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noun an indicator used in reactions that involve precipitation
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absorption spectrum
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noun the spectrum of electromagnetic radiation that has passed through a medium that absorbed radiation of certain wavelengths
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absorption unit
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noun a unit for measuring absorption
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coefficient of absorption
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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
absorption coefficient; absorptance.
- absorptance equals 1 minus transmittance
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self-absorption
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noun preoccupation with yourself to the exclusion of everything else