reflective power
- noun
- Specialized
:
poder reflectante
- The reflective power of snow makes it highly effective at bouncing sunlight away.
Examples
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Engineers measured the reflective power of the new coating to assess its energy efficiency.
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Different surfaces have different reflective power depending on their texture and color.
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The reflective power of the new solar panels is impressive.
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We measured the reflective power of the glass.
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Different surfaces have different reflective power depending on their texture and color.
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Engineers measured the reflective power of the new coating to assess its energy efficiency.
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The reflective power of snow makes it highly effective at bouncing sunlight away.
Synonyms
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9.9
The amount of sunlight a surface reflects, like a planet or moon
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6.1
How much light or heat a surface sends back
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7.9
The amount of light a surface sends back
Part of light that bounces off a surface, like a mirror
Part of incoming light or heat that bounces off a surface
Antonyms
- Specialized
How much light and heat a material takes in rather than reflects or passes through
How Reflective
- Specialized
- Specialized
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6.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase directly combines 'reflective' (able to reflect light) and 'power' (ability/strength), so the basic meaning 'ability of a surface to reflect light' is transparently derivable from its parts. Although the term can be used technically to denote a measured ratio, the core sense follows ordinary composition and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both words.
Etymology
Reflective power comes from a clear image: reflective means sending light back and power means how strong that action is, so imagine snow or a mirror 'bouncing' sunlight. So reflective power means how well a surface can 'reflect' or 'bounce back' light.