🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

Absorptivité

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ab-zor-tee-vee-tay

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Absorptivity/əbˈzɔːrp.tɪ.vɪ.ti/
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"L'absorptivité du matériau a été mesurée pour évaluer son efficacité."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The ability of a material to absorb radiation, typically expressed as a ratio of absorbed radiation to incident radiation.

    "The absorptivity of the surface was measured to determine its effectiveness in solar energy collection."
  2. 2

    A measure of how much light or other electromagnetic radiation is absorbed by a material.

    "Different coatings can significantly alter the absorptivity of the panel."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'absorptivity' is derived from the Latin root 'absorbere', meaning 'to suck in', combined with the suffix '-ivity', which denotes a quality or condition. The word has evolved in the context of physics and engineering to describe the capacity of a material to absorb radiation.

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