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absorptivity

/æbˌsɔɹpˈtɪvə.ti/

absorptivity noun: the quality of being absorptive; absorptiveness.

Noun

absorptivity (plural absorptivities)

  1. The quality of being absorptive; absorptiveness.
  2. The fraction of radiation absorbed by a surface to the total radiation incident on the surface.
  3. (analytical chemistry) The constant a in the Beer's law relation A = abc, where A is the absorbance, b the path length, and c the concentration of solution. Also known as absorptive power. Formerly known as absorbency index; absorption constant; extinction coefficient.

absorptivity meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Arabic and Persian

absorptivity in Hindi

the quality of being absorptive
अवशोषणता avśoṣaṇtā
constant in Beer's law
अवशोषणता avśoṣaṇtā

absorptivity in Tamil

அகத்துறிஞ்சற்றிறன்

absorptivity in Arabic

the quality of being absorptive
مَصَّاصِيَّة maṣṣāṣiyya

absorptivity in Persian

the quality of being absorptive
درشمایی daršamâyi

Synonyms of absorptivity

Forms of absorptivity

pluralabsorptivities

Origin of absorptivity

From absorptive + -ity.

Questions about absorptivity

What does absorptivity mean?
Absorptivity means the quality of being absorptive; absorptiveness.
What is absorptivity in Hindi?
Absorptivity in Hindi is अवशोषणता (avśoṣaṇtā). See Absorptivity meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is absorptivity?
Absorptivity is a noun.
How do you pronounce absorptivity?
Absorptivity is pronounced /æbˌsɔɹpˈtɪvə.ti/ (US).
What is the plural of absorptivity?
The plural of absorptivity is absorptivities.

Words near absorptivity in the dictionary

  1. absorptive
  2. absorptively
  3. absorptiveness
  4. absorptives
  5. absorptivities
  6. absorptivity
  7. absorptometry
  8. absorvance
  9. absotively
  10. absotively posilutely
  11. absotively posolutely

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