ABSORPTION FACTOR

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

(physics) the property of a body that determines the fraction of the incident radiation or sound flux absorbed or absorbable by the body

Synonyms:

absorption factor; absorptivity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("absorption factor" is a kind of...):

physical property (any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions)

Domain category:

natural philosophy; physics (the science of matter and energy and their interactions)

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