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Noun: absorbance  ub'zor-bun(t)s
  1. (physics) a measure of the extent to which a substance transmits light or other electromagnetic radiation
    "The absorbance of the film negative determined the darkness of the printed photograph";
    - optical density, transmission density, photographic density

Derived forms: absorbances

Type of: density

Encyclopedia: Absorbance