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- [ab-sawr-buh ns or ab-sawr-buh n-see; -zawr-]
- /æbˈsɔr bəns or æbˈsɔr bən si; -ˈzɔr-/
- /əbsˈɔːbəns/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ab-sawr-buh ns or ab-sawr-buh n-see; -zawr-]
- /æbˈsɔr bəns or æbˈsɔr bən si; -ˈzɔr-/
Definitions of absorbance word
- noun absorbance a measure of the light-absorbing ability of an object, expressed as the logarithm to base 10 of the reciprocal of the internal transmittance 3
- noun absorbance the capacity of a substance to absorb radiation, expressed as the common logarithm of the reciprocal of the transmittance of the substance. 1
- noun absorbance A measure of the capacity of a substance to absorb light of a specified wavelength. It is equal to the logarithm of the reciprocal of the transmittance. 1
- noun absorbance (physics) A logarithmic measure of the amount of light that is absorbed when passing through a substance; the capacity of a substance to absorb light of a given wavelength; optical density. 0
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Origin of absorbance
First appearance:
before 1945 One of the 6% newest English words
First recorded in 1945-50; absorb(ent) + -ance
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Parts of speech for Absorbance
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
absorbance popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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