First Known Use: circa 1931
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absorptance
noun ab·sorp·tance \əb-ˈsȯrp-tən(t)s, -ˈzȯrp-\
Definition of ABSORPTANCE
: the ratio of the radiant energy absorbed by a body to that incident upon it
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Origin of ABSORPTANCE
absorption + -ance
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