Explore Absorptivity through 3 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Absorptivity in a sentence
Absorptivity meaning
- The quality of being absorptive; absorptiveness.
- The fraction of radiation absorbed by a surface to the total radiation incident on the surface.
- The constant a in the Beer's law relation A = abc, where A is the absorbance, b the path length, and c the concentration of solution. Also known as absorptive power. Formerly known as absorbency index; absorption constant; extinction coefficient.
Synonyms of Absorptivity
Using Absorptivity
- The main meaning on this page is: The quality of being absorptive; absorptiveness. | The fraction of radiation absorbed by a surface to the total radiation incident on the surface. | The constant a in the Beer's law relation A = abc, where A is the absorbance, b the path length, and c the concentration of solution. Also known as absorptive power. Formerly known as absorbency index; absorption constant; extinction coefficient.
- Useful related words include: absorption factor, physical property.
- In the example corpus, absorptivity often appears in combinations such as: the absorptivity.
Context around Absorptivity
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Absorptivity
- In this selection, "absorptivity" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, molar stand out and add context to how "absorptivity" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include even the absorptivity of hard and high molar absorptivity. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "absorptivity" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with absorptivity
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Tollens’ test for pentoses The Tollens ’ test for pentoses relies on reaction of the furfural with phloroglucinol to produce a colored compound with high molar absorptivity. (26 words)
The water absorption of aluminium and palladium becomes an unacceptable source of outgassing, and even the absorptivity of hard metals such as stainless steel or titanium must be considered. (29 words)
Where static air settles above an area of ground in the absence of wind, the absorptivity and specific heat of the ground strongly influence the temperature that the trapped air attains. (31 words)
Where static air settles above an area of ground in the absence of wind, the absorptivity and specific heat of the ground strongly influence the temperature that the trapped air attains. (31 words)
The water absorption of aluminium and palladium becomes an unacceptable source of outgassing, and even the absorptivity of hard metals such as stainless steel or titanium must be considered. (29 words)
Tollens’ test for pentoses The Tollens ’ test for pentoses relies on reaction of the furfural with phloroglucinol to produce a colored compound with high molar absorptivity. (26 words)
Example sentences (3)
The water absorption of aluminium and palladium becomes an unacceptable source of outgassing, and even the absorptivity of hard metals such as stainless steel or titanium must be considered.
Tollens’ test for pentoses The Tollens ’ test for pentoses relies on reaction of the furfural with phloroglucinol to produce a colored compound with high molar absorptivity.
Where static air settles above an area of ground in the absence of wind, the absorptivity and specific heat of the ground strongly influence the temperature that the trapped air attains.
Common combinations with absorptivity
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: