"absorptivity" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /æbˌsɔɹpˈtɪvə.ti/ [US], /əbˌsɔɹpˈtɪvə.ti/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-absorptivity.wav Forms: absorptivities [plural]
Etymology: From absorptive + -ity. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|absorptive|ity}} absorptive + -ity Head templates: {{en-noun}} absorptivity (plural absorptivities)
  1. The quality of being absorptive; absorptiveness. Translations (the quality of being absorptive): مَصَّاصِيَّة (maṣṣāṣiyya) [feminine] (Arabic), absorptievermogen [neuter] (Dutch), absorboivuus (Finnish), absorptivité [feminine] (French), अवशोषणता (avśoṣaṇtā) (Hindi), درشمایی (daršamâyi) (Persian), absortividade [feminine] (Portuguese), absorbtivitate [feminine] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-absorptivity-en-noun-GqQ8eEn~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ity Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 36 39 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ity: 36 25 39 Disambiguation of 'the quality of being absorptive': 96 2 3
  2. (thermodynamics) The fraction of radiation absorbed by a surface to the total radiation incident on the surface. Categories (topical): Thermodynamics
    Sense id: en-absorptivity-en-noun-v3qrJkuD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ity Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 36 39 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ity: 36 25 39 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics, thermodynamics
  3. (analytical chemistry) The constant a in the Beer's law relation A = abc, where A is the absorbance, b the path length, and c the concentration of solution. Also known as absorptive power. Formerly known as absorbency index; absorption constant; extinction coefficient. Categories (topical): Analytical chemistry Translations (constant in Beer's law): अवशोषणता (avśoṣaṇtā) (Hindi)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: absorption coefficient, absorption factor

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