absorbance
[ ab-sawr-buhns, -zawr- ]
nounPhysics.
the capacity of a substance to absorb radiation, expressed as the common logarithm of the reciprocal of the transmittance of the substance.
Origin of absorbance
1First recorded in 1945–50; absorb(ent) + -ance
- Also ab·sorb·an·cy [ab-sawr-buhn-see, -zawr-] /æbˈsɔr bən si, -ˈzɔr-/ .
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British Dictionary definitions for absorbance
absorbance
/ (əbˈsɔːbəns, -ˈzɔː-) /
noun
physics a measure of the light-absorbing ability of an object, expressed as the logarithm to base 10 of the reciprocal of the internal transmittance: See transmittance
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