"Beer-Lambert law" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Forms: the Beer-Lambert law [canonical]
Etymology: Named after scientists August Beer and Johann Heinrich Lambert. Head templates: {{en-prop|def=1}} the Beer-Lambert law
  1. (physics) An empirical law that relates the attenuation of light to the properties of the material through which the light is travelling. Wikipedia link: August Beer, Johann Heinrich Lambert Categories (topical): Physics Synonyms: Beer-Lambert-Bouguer law, Beer's law, Bouguer's law, Lambert-Beer law

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