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Absorbtivity vs Absorptance - What's the difference?

absorbtivity | absorptance |

As nouns the difference between absorbtivity and absorptance

is that absorbtivity is the extent to which a material absorbs light while absorptance is (optics|physics) absorbed radiation and incident radiation in a ratio format; a measurement that shows how well a surface absorbs radiation .

absorbtivity

English

Noun

(absorbtivities)
  • The extent to which a material absorbs light

    • See also

    * Beer's law

    absorptance

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (optics, physics) Absorbed radiation and incident radiation in a ratio format; a measurement that shows how well a surface absorbs radiation.

    • See also

    * absorbance * absorbancy

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