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absorption coefficient
noun()
a measure of the rate of decrease in the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (as light) as it passes through a given substance; the fraction of incident radiant energy absorbed per unit mass or thickness of an absorber
Synonyms: absorptance, coefficient of absorption,

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