单词 | absorbance |
释义 | absorbancen. 1. A capacity or tendency to absorb substances, energy, etc.; (also) = absorption n. 7a. ΚΠ 1828 in W. Withers Let. to Scott exposing Errors in Ess. Planting 97 Trees of a texture less close than the oak, and of more ready absorbance. 1908 F. Maire Mod. Pigments xviii. 196 The absorbance of any part of the oil which would take place if wood, etc., were used. 1999 D. K. Nims Basics Industr. Hygiene ix. 221/2 Some surfaces exhibit absorbance, which means they do not reflect sound energy very well. 2005 W. J. Kraemer & S. J. Fleck Strength Training Young Athletes (ed. 2) vi. 92 Weight-training shoes provide good arch support... They offer little or no shock absorbance in the soles. 2. Physics. A measure of the capacity of a substance to absorb light of a specified wavelength; spec. the logarithm of the ratio of the incident luminous flux to the transmitted luminous flux. Also called optical density. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > light > refraction > [noun] > refractive power > optical density optical density1864 absorbance1900 absorbancy1927 1900 Physical Rev. 10 114 (table) Radiance Absorbed. Absorbance. 1947 Nat. Bureau Standards Let. Circular No. 857. 4 Those in the Bureau most concerned with the matter have formulated the terminology given below... Ai = − log10 Ti = log10 1/Ti = log10 I0/I = absorbance of the sample. 1963 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 50 69 RNA concentration was routinely determined by ultraviolet absorbance measurement. 1988 Weed Sci. 36 705/2 (caption) An absorbance of 1.0 at 680 nm is equal to ca. 3.5 × 1010 cells/ml of culture. 1999 C. B. Inlander et al. Over-the-counter Doctor (rev. ed.) 242/1 Of the four sunscreens in this group, octocrylene has the greatest absorbance of UVA radiation and is widely used. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1828 |
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