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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ABSORPTANCE

Absorption + -ance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ABSORPTANCE

absorptance  [əbˈsɔːptəns] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ABSORPTANCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Absorptance is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ABSORPTANCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Absorptivity

In science, the term absorptivity may refer to: ▪ Molar absorptivity, in chemistry, a measurement of how strongly a chemical species absorbs light at a given wavelength ▪ Absorbance, in physics, the fraction of radiation absorbed at a given wavelength...

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ABSORPTANCE


acceptance
əkˈsɛptəns
acquaintance
əˈkweɪntəns
assistance
əˈsɪstəns
capacitance
kəˈpæsɪtəns
circumstance
ˈsɜːkəmstəns
competence
ˈkɒmpɪtəns
Constance
ˈkɒnstəns
distance
ˈdɪstəns
existence
ɪɡˈzɪstəns
importance
ɪmˈpɔːtəns
inheritance
ɪnˈhɛrɪtəns
instance
ˈɪnstəns
nonacceptance
ˌnɒnəkˈsɛptəns
persistence
pəˈsɪstəns
reluctance
rɪˈlʌktəns
resistance
rɪˈzɪstəns
sentence
ˈsɛntəns
substance
ˈsʌbstəns
susceptance
səˈsɛptəns
unacceptance
ˌʌnəkˈseptəns

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ABSORPTANCE

absorbant
absorbate
absorbed
absorbed dose
absorbedly
absorbefacient
absorbency
absorbent
absorbent cotton
absorber
absorbing
absorbingly
absorptiometer
absorption
absorption costing
absorption factor
absorption spectrum
absorptive
absorptiveness
absorptivity

WORDS THAT END LIKE ABSORPTANCE

admittance
advance
amount of substance
antimicrobial resistance
banned substance
conductance
court of first instance
focal distance
for instance
inductance
line of least resistance
long-distance
public assistance
reflectance
remittance
social assistance
stance
the distance
the Resistance
transmittance
walking distance

Synonyms and antonyms of absorptance in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «absorptance» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ABSORPTANCE

Find out the translation of absorptance to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of absorptance from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «absorptance» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

吸收
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

absorptance
570 millions of speakers

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absorptance
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

absorptance
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الاستيعاب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

коэффициент поглощения
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

absorptance
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Translator English - Bengali

absorptance
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

absorbance
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penyerapan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Absorptions
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

吸収率
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

흡수율
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Absorptansi
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

absorptance
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

absorptance
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शोषण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

soğurma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

absorptance
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Absorpcja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

коефіцієнт поглинання
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

absorptance
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

απορροφητικότητα
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

absorptance
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

absorptans
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

absorptance
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of absorptance

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ABSORPTANCE»

The term «absorptance» is normally little used and occupies the 120.133 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ABSORPTANCE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «absorptance» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «absorptance» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about absorptance

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ABSORPTANCE»

Discover the use of absorptance in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to absorptance and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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An automatic system for determining solar absorptance and ...
An automatic system is described for use in determining the solar absorptance and thermal emittance of surfaces from spectral reflectance measurements.
Louis A. Teichman, Harold D. Burks, Langley Research Center, 1965
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Materials for Infrared Windows and Domes: Properties and ...
The absorptance is the fraction of incident light that is absorbed: pl-p2 Absorptance = — . (1-2) "o An absorptance of 0.10 means that 10% of the incident light is absorbed by the window, and usually converted to heat. One of the most sensitive ...
Daniel C. Harris, 1999
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High-Accuracy Laser Power and Energy Meter Calibration Service
show that the absorptance should vary smoothly throughout the wavelength region, with no resonance peaks or dips; therefore the assumption that the measurements are a valid statistical sampling of the absorptance should be valid.
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Laser Induced Damage in Optical Materials: Proceedings of a ...
When the surfaces were exposed to laboratory air, an s absorptance A + as = 5.6 Z was obtained which upon evacuation decreased to as - 2.3Z. This residual absorptance could not be decreased further by pumping but was removable by ...
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Principles of Solar Engineering, Second Edition
More important than aAt0.t£) is the overall directional absorptance at0.t£). defined as the fraction of the total radiation from the direction 6,4> that is absorbed, or i3.5 J0 The overall absorptance is a function of the characteristics of the incident ...
D. Yogi Goswami, Frank Kreith, Jan F. Kreider, 2000
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Laser induced damage in optical materials, 1978: ...
Calorimetric measurements were then made along the diameter which is indicated in figure 1. This allowed absorptance measurements to be made on the uncoated substrate and at various film thicknesses. Figure 2 shows data of a typical ...
Alexander J. Glass, Arthur Henry Guenther, United States. National Bureau of Standards, 1978
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Biophysical Ecology
For the most part, reflectance of the skins is very close to the reflectance of the living animal. The spectral absorptance is equal to 1.0 minus the spectral reflectance. Typical spectral absorptance curves from 300 to 2500 nm are given for the ...
David M. Gates, 2012
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North Sun '94: Solar Energy at High Latitudes
Kehl Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1 ABSTRACT Advanced glazing materials may be thick, scattering, and inhomogeneous, and this poses problems for conventional absorptance measurement techniques. In this work, a technique capable of ...
Kerr McGregor, 2014
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Laser Induced Damage in Optical Materials:1978
Calorimetric measurements were then made along the diameter which is indicated in figure 1. This allowed absorptance measurements to be made on the uncoated substrate and at various film thicknesses. Figure 2 shows data of a typical ...
.10th Symposium on Optical Materials for High Power Lasers, United States..National Bureau of Standards., Alexander J. Glass, Arthur Henry Guenther
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Laser induced damage in optical materials, 1985: proceedings ...
It can be seen that below «=10 3/ cm2 (peak incident energy density) there is no significant change in the absorptance value. For energy densities above 10 3/ cm2 the total absorptance decrease (over four pulses) is 50%, reducing the ...
Harold Earl Bennett, United States. National Bureau of Standards, American Society for Testing and Materials, 1988

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ABSORPTANCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term absorptance is used in the context of the following news items.
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3D Printed Light Trap Arrays Enhance Solar Cell Performance
“These retro-reflections enable higher absorptance and improved power conversion efficiency. … The 3D-printed traps were placed on top of ... «3DPrint.com, Apr 15»
2
This Is The Reason Behind Earthy Smell After Rain?
This was based on the raindrop of velocity and the absorptance of the contact surface. In natural environments, aerosols may carry aromatic ... «Gizmodo India, Jan 15»
3
Did Nature Make Plants The Wrong Color?
... (a protective carotenoid called siphonaxanthin), plants "could close the so-called 'green window' and increase their absorptance"—and thus, ... «Co.Design, Aug 14»
4
Introduction to the Laws of Electro-Magnetic Radiation
Kirchoffs Law states that the emissivity of a surface is equal to its absorptance, where the absorptance (α) of a surface is the ratio of the radiant ... «AZoOptics.com, Apr 14»
5
Reflection, Transmission and Absorption – Definitions and …
Moreover, reflectance, transmittance and absorptance may also depend on geometric distribution and polarization of the incident radiation, ... «AZoOptics.com, Feb 14»
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Using nanowires to enhance light trapping in solar cells
Spectral absorptance inside nanowire-based solar cells with densities of about 110, 260, and 370 million nanowires per cm2, compared with ... «SPIE Newsroom, Nov 13»
7
Ultrathin light absorbers based on plasmonic nanocomposites
(a) Photographs of samples with and without arrays, and with varying atomic layer deposition (ALD) coating thicknesses. (b) Absorptance of Au ... «SPIE Newsroom, Sep 13»
8
Universal Light Absorption Law Discovered in 2-D Semiconductors
“We discovered that the magnitude of step-wise absorptance in these materials is independent of thickness and band structure details.” «Photonics.com, Aug 13»
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Nanotechnology researchers discover universal law for light …
“We discovered that the magnitude of step-wise absorptance in these materials is independent of thickness and band structure details.”. «Nanowerk, Jul 13»
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NEW JAPAN RADIO CO., LTD. : New JRC introduces a reflective …
It utlises the hemoglobin property that there is an optical absorptance difference between hemoglobin and oxyhemoglobin. [Features] 1. «4-traders, Apr 13»

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