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Reflector vs Reflectance - What's the difference?

reflector | reflectance |

As nouns the difference between reflector and reflectance

is that reflector is something which reflects heat, light or sound, especially something having a reflecting surface while reflectance is (physics) the ratio of the flux reflected to that incident on a surface.

reflector

English

(wikipedia reflector)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Something which reflects heat, light or sound, especially something having a reflecting surface.
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  • A reflecting telescope.
  • A small, often red, reflecting disk on the rear of a vehicle or bicycle that reflects the headlights of other vehicles.
  • A safety reflector.

    • Derived terms

    * *

    See also

    * (telescope) refractor ----

    reflectance

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (physics) The ratio of the flux reflected to that incident on a surface

    • See also

    * reflectivity