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Reflectivity vs Transmissivity - What's the difference?

reflectivity | transmissivity |

As nouns the difference between reflectivity and transmissivity

is that reflectivity is quality of being reflective while transmissivity is a measure of the capacity of a material to transmit radiation (the ratio of the amounts of energy transmitted and received.

reflectivity

English

Noun

(wikipedia reflectivity)
  • Quality of being reflective.

    • transmissivity

    English

    Noun

    (transmissivities)
  • (physics) A measure of the capacity of a material to transmit radiation (the ratio of the amounts of energy transmitted and received)
  • (geology) A measure of the the capacity of a saturated aquifer to transmit water horizontally. SI units: m²/s. Symbol: T.

    • Related terms

    * transmissive