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absorptance

UK/əbˈzɔːp.tn̩s/US/æbˈsɔɹp.tn̩s/

absorptance noun: absorbed radiation and incident radiation in a ratio format; a measurement that shows how well a surface absorbs radiation.

Noun

absorptance (plural absorptances)

  1. Absorbed radiation and incident radiation in a ratio format; a measurement that shows how well a surface absorbs radiation.

absorptance meaning in Tamil and Malayalam

absorptance in Tamil

உட்கவரா விகிதம்

absorptance in Malayalam

അവശോഷണത

Forms of absorptance

pluralabsorptances

Origin of absorptance

Circa 20th century, from absorption + -ance.

Questions about absorptance

What does absorptance mean?
Absorptance means absorbed radiation and incident radiation in a ratio format; a measurement that shows how well a surface absorbs radiation.
What is absorptance in Tamil?
Absorptance in Tamil is உட்கவரா விகிதம். See Absorptance meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is absorptance?
Absorptance is a noun.
How do you pronounce absorptance?
Absorptance is pronounced /əbˈzɔːp.tn̩s/ (UK).
What is the plural of absorptance?
The plural of absorptance is absorptances.

Words near absorptance in the dictionary

  1. absorbtivity
  2. absorp
  3. absorped
  4. absorps
  5. absorpt
  6. absorptance
  7. absorptances
  8. absorpted
  9. absorptiometer
  10. absorptiometers
  11. absorptiometric

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Adapted from Wiktionary: absorptance (page history and authors); absorptance (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); absorptance (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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