"absorbance" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /əbˈsɔɹ.bn̩s/ [US], /əbˈzɔɹ.bn̩s/ [US], /əbˈsɔɹ.bn̩ts/ [US], /əbˈzɔɹ.bn̩ts/ [US] Forms: absorbances [plural]
Etymology: absorb + -ance Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|absorb|ance}} absorb + -ance Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} absorbance (countable and uncountable, plural absorbances)
  1. (physics) A logarithmic measure of the amount of light that is absorbed when passing through a substance; the capacity of a substance to absorb light of a given wavelength; optical density. Wikipedia link: absorbance Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Physics Derived forms: absorbancy, absorbency, immunoabsorbance, immunosorbance, photoabsorbance Translations (logarithmic measure): absorbantie [masculine] (Dutch), optische dichtheid [masculine] (Dutch), neelduvus (Estonian), absorbanssi (Finnish), Absorbanz [feminine] (German), assorbanza [feminine] (Italian), absorbanță [feminine] (Romanian), apsorpcija [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian)

Noun [French]

Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-absorbance.wav Forms: absorbances [plural]
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  1. the fact of being absorbent Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-absorbance-fr-noun-lyovD74V Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

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