absorbance

English

Etymology

absorb +‎ -ance

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /əbˈsɔɹ.bn̩s/, /əbˈzɔɹ.bn̩s/, /əbˈsɔɹ.bn̩ts/, /əbˈzɔɹ.bn̩ts/

Noun

absorbance (countable and uncountable, plural absorbances)

(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. [First attested in the mid 20^th century.]^[1]

Derived terms

Translations

logarithmic measure

Dutch: absorbantie m, optische dichtheid m
Estonian: neelduvus
Finnish: absorbanssi
German: Absorbanz f

Italian: assorbanza (it) f
Romanian: absorbanță f
Serbo-Croatian: apsorpcija (sh) f

References

↑ Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], →ISBN), page 9

French

Noun

absorbance f (plural absorbances)

the fact of being absorbent

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