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reflectivity

/ ˌriːflɛkˈtɪvɪtɪ /

noun

  1. physics a measure of the ability of a surface to reflect radiation, equal to the reflectance of a layer of material sufficiently thick for the reflectance not to depend on the thickness
  2. Also calledreflectiveness the quality or capability of being reflective


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The melting of sea ice, which changes the reflectivity of the planet, is an example of that.

The metal mirror possessed 97 per cent of the reflectivity of the glass mirror.

There is no contraction of the visual fields; reflectivity is normal; Babinski's sign is absent.

There was no alteration in sensation or in reflectivity, or in electrical excitability.

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