absorptance
NOUN
/æb'sɔrptəns/
11 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH A
absorptance is a valid 11-letter word worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
A1B3S1O1R1P3T1A1N1C3E1
1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 =17 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 34TRIPLE WORD → 51
MEANING
What does absorptance mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
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.
“absorptance equals 1 minus transmittance”
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