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Noun Concept
Categories: Logarithmic scales of measurement, Optical filters, Physical quantities, Spectroscopy
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optical density  transmission density  photographic density  absorbance  decadic absorbance
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(physics) a measure of the extent to which a substance transmits light or other electromagnetic radiation WordNet 3.0
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(physics) a measure of the extent to which a substance transmits light or other electromagnetic radiation WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Absorbance is defined as "the logarithm of the ratio of incident to transmitted radiant power through a sample ". Wikipedia
The absorbance of a material Wikipedia Disambiguation
Common logarithm of the ratio of incident to transmitted radiant power through a material; the optical depth divided by ln Wikidata
A logarithmic measure of the amount of light that is absorbed when passing through a substance; the capacity of a substance to absorb light of a given wavelength; optical density. Wiktionary
Logarithmic measure. Wiktionary (translation)
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density
physical quantity
absorbance
CATEGORY DOMAIN
physics
DIFFERENT FROM
optical density
RECOMMENDED UNIT OF MEASUREMENT
one
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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optical density, transmission density, photographic density, absorbance
Wikipedia
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absorbance
Wikidata
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decadic absorbance
Wiktionary
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absorbance
Wikipedia Redirections
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absorbance unit, absorbance units, Absorbence, optical density, shade number, Transmission density
Wikidata Alias
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absorbance, optical density, transmittance density, transmittance optical density

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