albedo

See also: Albedo and albédo

English

Etymology

From Latin albēdō (“whiteness”).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ælˈbi.doʊ/
  • Hyphenation: al‧be‧do

Noun

albedo (plural albedos or albedoes)

  1. (physics, meteorology, astronomy) The fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body, commonly expressed as a percentage.
  2. (biology) The whitish inner portion of the rind of citrus fruits that is a source of pectin, commonly referred to as the pith.

Usage notes

Albedo is to be distinguished from reflectivity, which refers to one specific wavelength (monochromatic radiation).

Translations

the fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body

Anagrams

Italian

Noun

albedo f (invariable)

  1. albedo (all senses)

Latin

Etymology

From alb(us) (“white”) +‎ -ēdō (abstract noun suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

albēdō f (genitive albēdinis); third declension

  1. (Late Latin) white color, whiteness

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative albēdō albēdinēs
genitive albēdinis albēdinum
dative albēdinī albēdinibus
accusative albēdinem albēdinēs
ablative albēdine albēdinibus
vocative albēdō albēdinēs

Synonyms

Descendants

References

  • albedo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • albedo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Portuguese

Noun

albedo m (plural albedos)

  1. (physics, meteorology, astronomy) albedo (the fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body)

Spanish

Noun

albedo m (plural albedos)

  1. (physics, meteorology, astronomy) albedo (the fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.