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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAbsorptivité
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ab-zor-tee-vee-tay
"L'absorptivité du matériau a été mesurée pour évaluer son efficacité."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 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
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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10 Global Lexicons: How "Absorptivity" is said worldwide
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Absorptivité
Transliteration: ab-zor-tee-vee-tay
"L'absorptivité du matériau a été mesurée pour évaluer son efficacité."
Absorptionsfähigkeit
Transliteration: ap-zor-ptions-fäh-ig-kite
"Die Absorptionsfähigkeit des Materials wurde getestet."
Assorbenza
Transliteration: as-sor-ben-tsa
"L'assorbenza del materiale è stata misurata."
Absorptividad
Transliteration: ab-sor-pti-vi-dad
"La absorptividad del material se midió para su evaluación."
Absorptividade
Transliteration: ab-sor-pti-vi-da-de
"A absorptividade do material foi testada."
अवशोषणीयता
Transliteration: avashoshaniyata
"सामग्री की अवशोषणीयता का मापन किया गया।"
吸收率
Transliteration: xī shōu lǜ
"材料的吸收率被测量。"
흡수율
Transliteration: heub-su-yul
"재료의 흡수율이 측정되었습니다."
吸収率
Transliteration: kyūshūritsu
"材料の吸収率が測定されました。"
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