absorpsjonskoeffisient

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

absorpsjon + -s- + koeffisient, first part from Latin absorptiō (a sucking in), from absorbeō (absorb). Last part from Latin coefficiens, which is a substantivation of the present active participle of coefficio, which comes from co- and efficio.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /absɔrpˈʃuːnskuːefɪsɪɛnt/, /apsɔrpˈʃuːnskuːefɪsɪɛnt/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnt
  • Hyphenation: ab‧sorp‧sjons‧ko‧ef‧fi‧si‧ent

Noun

absorpsjonskoeffisient m (definite singular absorpsjonskoeffisienten, indefinite plural absorpsjonskoeffisienter, definite plural absorpsjonskoeffisientene)

  1. (physics, biology) a coefficient which expresses absorbency (the ratio of the absorbance or optical density of a substance)

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