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Beer-Lambert law

Beer-Lambert law proper noun: an empirical law that relates the attenuation of light to the properties of the material through which the light is travelling.

Proper noun

the Beer-Lambert law

  1. An empirical law that relates the attenuation of light to the properties of the material through which the light is travelling.

Synonyms of Beer-Lambert law

Origin of Beer-Lambert law

Named after scientists August Beer and Johann Heinrich Lambert.

Questions about Beer-Lambert law

What does Beer-Lambert law mean?
Beer-Lambert law means an empirical law that relates the attenuation of light to the properties of the material through which the light is travelling.
What part of speech is Beer-Lambert law?
Beer-Lambert law is a proper noun.

Words near Beer-Lambert law in the dictionary

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  2. beer-glass
  3. beer-glasses
  4. beer-gut
  5. beer-guts
  6. Beer-Lambert law
  7. Beer-Lambert-Bouguer law
  8. beer-lore
  9. beer-off
  10. beer-offs
  11. beer-wort

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