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absorption coefficient

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  1. 1. n. 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 Source: wordnet

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absorberabsorbeddecreaseelectromagneticenergyfractiongivenincidentintensitylightmassmeasurepassesradiantradiationratesubstancethicknessunit

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absorbentsabsorbersabsorbingabsorbitionabsorbs

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