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Noun: absorption factor  ub'sorp-shun 'fak-tu(r)
  1. (physics) the property of a body that determines the fraction of the incident radiation or sound flux absorbed or absorbable by the body
    - absorptivity

Derived forms: absorption factors

Type of: physical property

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