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Absorptance vs Absorbtance - What's the difference?

absorptance | absorbtance | Synonyms |

Absorbtance is a synonym of absorptance.



As nouns the difference between absorptance and absorbtance

is that absorptance is absorbed radiation and incident radiation in a ratio format; a measurement that shows how well a surface absorbs radiation while absorbtance is the ratio of the radiant flux absorbed by a body to that incident upon it.

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

    References

    absorbtance

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (physics) The ratio of the radiant flux absorbed by a body to that incident upon it

    • Synonyms

    * absorptance

    See also

    * absorbance