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absorptivity

noun
ab路​sorp路​tiv路​i路​ty | \ 蓹b-藢s券rp-藞ti-v蓹-t膿 How to pronounce absorptivity (audio) , -藢z券rp-\
plural absorptivities

Definition of absorptivity

: the property of a body that determines the fraction of incident radiation absorbed by the body

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 The researchers also noted that controlling the microscopic structure of the sail鈥攕uch as by using alternating layers of material, each only nanometers (billionths of a meter) thick鈥攃ould boost its reflectivity and reduce its absorptivity. — Charles Q. Choi, Scientific American, "Building Sails for Interstellar Probes Will Be Tough, But Not Impossible," 10 May 2018

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First Known Use of absorptivity

1872, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for absorptivity

absorptive + -ity

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absorptivity

noun
ab路​sorp路​tiv路​i路​ty | \ 蓹b-藢s券rp-藞tiv-蓹t-膿 How to pronounce absorptivity (audio) , -藢z券rp- How to pronounce absorptivity (audio) \
plural absorptivities

Medical Definition of absorptivity

: the property of a body that determines the fraction of incident radiation absorbed by the body

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