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absorption coefficient

US/æbˈsɔɹp.ʃn̩ ˌkoʊ.əˈfɪʃ.n̩t/

absorption coefficient noun: a measure of the absorption of electromagnetic radiation as it passes through a specific substance; the fraction of incident radiation absorbed by unit mass or unit thickness; absorptivity.

Noun

absorption coefficient (plural absorption coefficients)

  1. A measure of the absorption of electromagnetic radiation as it passes through a specific substance; the fraction of incident radiation absorbed by unit mass or unit thickness; absorptivity.

absorption coefficient meaning in Tamil

absorption coefficient in Tamil

உறிஞ்சற்கெழு, உறிஞ்சு கெழு, உறிஞ்சற் குணகம், உறிஞ்சற்குணகம்

Forms of absorption coefficient

pluralabsorption coefficients
alternative formabsorption factor

Questions about absorption coefficient

What does absorption coefficient mean?
Absorption coefficient means a measure of the absorption of electromagnetic radiation as it passes through a specific substance; the fraction of incident radiation absorbed by unit mass or unit thickness; absorptivity.
What is absorption coefficient in Tamil?
Absorption coefficient in Tamil is உறிஞ்சற்கெழு, உறிஞ்சு கெழு, உறிஞ்சற் குணகம். See Absorption coefficient meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is absorption coefficient?
Absorption coefficient is a noun.
How do you pronounce absorption coefficient?
Absorption coefficient is pronounced /æbˈsɔɹp.ʃn̩ ˌkoʊ.əˈfɪʃ.n̩t/ (US).
What is the plural of absorption coefficient?
The plural of absorption coefficient is absorption coefficients.

Words near absorption coefficient in the dictionary

  1. absorption
  2. absorption band
  3. absorption bands
  4. absorption cell
  5. absorption cells
  6. absorption coefficient
  7. absorption coefficients
  8. absorption costing
  9. absorption costings
  10. absorption dynamometer
  11. absorption dynamometers

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