'absorption coefficient' definitions:

Definition of 'absorption coefficient'

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noun
A measure of the rate of decrease in the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (as light) as it passes through a given substance; the fraction of incident radiant energy absorbed per unit mass or thickness of an absorber; "absorptance equals 1 minus transmittance" [syn: absorption coefficient, coefficient of absorption, absorptance]

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