Transcription
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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-/
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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 absorbancy word
- abbreviation ABSORBANCY absorbance 3
- noun absorbancy the quality of being absorbent 3
- noun absorbancy the capacity of a substance to absorb radiation, expressed as the common logarithm of the reciprocal of the transmittance of the substance. 1
- noun absorbancy (physics) alternate form of absorbency(First attested in the mid 20th century.). 1
- noun absorbancy (physics) Alternative form of absorbency. 0
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Origin of absorbancy
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 Absorbancy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
absorbancy 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.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
absorbancy usage trend in Literature
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