absorbance

[ ab-sawr-buhns, -zawr- ]

noun

, Physics.

1. the capacity of a substance to absorb radiation, expressed as the common logarithm of the reciprocal of the transmittance of the substance.

absorbance

/ əbˈsɔːbəns; -ˈzɔː- /

noun

1. 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of absorbance¹

First recorded in 1945–50; absorb(ent) + -ance

Example Sentences

For robin CRY4, the addition of a magnetic field changed the amount of absorbance, a sign that the magnetic field was affecting how much of the altered form of the protein was produced.

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