absorbance
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7.4
- noun
- /æbˈzɔrbəns/
- Specialized
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absorbancia
- The absorbance at 157 nm was determined for a total of 25 different resists from resist suppliers.
- absorbance at 340 nm
- absorbance value
- average absorbance
Examples
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The mixture was shaken and kept for 30 minutes in the dark, and the absorbance was read at 517 nm.
Academic text (2013) -
We're not monitoring the transmittance because absorbance is actually directly proportional to concentration by Beer's law.
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The tympanic average absorbance, as described above, was approximately 20%.
Academic text (1995) -
And here let's say we have some change in absorbance at some wavelength, right, like what we have here.
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In a CT image, what forms the contrast is the absorbance of X-rays by the tissue.
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Absorbance was read at 570 nm, and background at 690 nm was removed.
Academic text (2016) -
The absorbance at 450 nm (A450) was determined for each serum sample.
Academic text (2014) -
The absorbance was read at 570 nm using a microplate reader, and 630 nm was used as a reference wavelength.
Academic text (2018) -
Absorbance at 450 nm was then quantified in a microplate reader (Bio-Tek, USA).
Academic text (2018) -
The scientist recorded the absorbance of the solution using a spectrophotometer to analyze its concentration.
Synonyms
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7.1
How much a material reduces the amount of light that passes through it
How Opaque
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Absorbance comes from the verb absorb, which goes back to Latin sorbere meaning 'to suck in'. Think of a sponge that soaks up water: absorbance measures how much light a substance 'takes in' or 'sucks in'.