ALL meanings of absorbance
ab·sorb·ance
A a - noun absorbance a measure of the light-absorbing ability of an object, expressed as the logarithm to base 10 of the reciprocal of the internal transmittance 3
- noun absorbance A measure of the capacity of a substance to absorb light of a specified wavelength. It is equal to the logarithm of the reciprocal of the transmittance. 1
- noun absorbance the capacity of a substance to absorb radiation, expressed as the common logarithm of the reciprocal of the transmittance of the substance. 1
- noun absorbance (physics) A logarithmic measure of the amount of light that is absorbed when passing through a substance; the capacity of a substance to absorb light of a given wavelength; optical density. 0