Albedo vs Albino - What's the difference?
albedo | albino |
(physics, meteorology, astronomy) The fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body, commonly expressed as a percentage.
(biology) The whitish inner portion of the rind of citrus fruits that is a source of pectin, commonly referred to as the pith.
congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); born with albinism
(countable) A person or animal congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); one born with albinism.
As nouns the difference between albedo and albino
is that albedo is the fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body, commonly expressed as a percentage while albino is a person or animal congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); one born with albinism.As an adjective albino is
congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); born with albinism.albedo
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(wikipedia albedo)Noun
(en-noun)Usage notes
Albedo is to be distinguished from reflectivity, which refers to one specific wavelength (monochromatic radiation).Anagrams
* ----albino
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Adjective
(-)Usage notes
* The term is considered offensive by some (when used as a term for human beings); "albinistic" is a possible alternative.albinism.org* The term is not comparative: one either has albinism (a recessive genetic trait) or does not. While the effects'' of albinism may be more marked in some individuals, this does not make those individuals "more albino" than others. To the extent that it could be comparable, perhaps in metaphoric usage, the comparatives would be ''more/most/less/least albino'' (not *''albinoer'', *''albinest , etc).