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    ABSORPTIVITY

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    (physics) the property of a body that determines the fraction of the incident radiation or sound flux absorbed or absorbable by the bodyplay

    Synonyms:

    absorption factor; absorptivity

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

    Hypernyms ("absorptivity" is a kind of...):

    physical property (any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions)

    Domain category:

    natural philosophy; physics (the science of matter and energy and their interactions)

    Derivation:

    absorptive (having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.))

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