absorption coefficient
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absorption coefficient
n.
- The milliliters of a gas at standard temperature and pressure that will saturate 100 milliters of liquid.
- The amount of light absorbed in 1 atom or in 1 unit of thickness or mass of a given substance.
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absorption coefficient
n
The ratio of the linear rate of change of intensity of roentgen rays in a given homogeneous material to the intensity at a given point within the same mass.
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