absorbancy

ab·sorb·ance

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ab-sawr-buh ns or ab-sawr-buh n-see; -zawr-]
- /æbˈsɔr bəns or æbˈsɔr bən si; -ˈzɔr-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ab-sawr-buh ns or ab-sawr-buh n-see; -zawr-]
- /æbˈsɔr bəns or æbˈsɔr bən si; -ˈzɔr-/

Definitions of absorbancy word

abbreviation ABSORBANCY absorbance 3
noun absorbancy the quality of being absorbent 3
noun absorbancy the capacity of a substance to absorb radiation, expressed as the common logarithm of the reciprocal of the transmittance of the substance. 1
noun absorbancy (physics) alternate form of absorbency(First attested in the mid 20th century.). 1
noun absorbancy (physics) Alternative form of absorbency. 0

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Origin of absorbancy

First appearance:

before 1945

One of the 6% newest English words

First recorded in 1945-50; absorb(ent) + -ance

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Parts of speech for Absorbancy

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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absorbancy popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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