Albedo

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  • noun. The fraction of incident electromagnetic radiation reflected by a surface, especially of a celestial body.
  • noun. The spongy white tissue on the inside of the rind of citrus fruit.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Whiteness; specifically, the proportion of light falling on a surface and irregularly reflected from it: as, the albedo of the moon.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Whiteness.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body, commonly expressed as percentage.
  • noun. The whitish inner portion of the rind of citrus fruits that is a source of pectin, commonly referred to as the pith.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the ratio of reflected to incident light
  • Word Usage
    "I'd think that reduction in albedo effect from the capture of solar power is a more important thing."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    ratio  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Colum  DES  accidere  albo  alij  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    whiteness