reflectiveness
Americannoun
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the quality of being reflective or thoughtful; a readiness to ponder or think about things.
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the property of reflecting light.
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The study also found that phytoplankton populations, measured by satellite views of the green compound chlorophyll in the water, peak every summer—soon followed by peaks in cloud reflectiveness.
From Scientific American ● May 29, 2023
The American Bird Conservancy notes that screens can be helpful as well, not only by limiting reflectiveness but by providing birds with a cushion if they make impact.
From Salon ● Feb. 16, 2023
It is an alteration that does soften the most gruesome elements of the story, but it finds the same somber reflectiveness.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 1, 2023
By measuring the sunlight reflected from Earth to the dark part of the moon at night, scientists measured what they call "earthshine" or albedo - basically Earth's reflectiveness.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2022
Typically they have an albedo, or reflectiveness, of just 4 percent about the same as a lump of charcoal–and of course these lumps of charcoal are about four billion miles away.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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