/al bee"doh/ , n. , pl. albedos .
1. Astron. the ratio of the light reflected by a planet or satellite to that received by it.
2. Meteorol. such a ratio for any part of the earth's surface or atmosphere.
3. the white, inner rind of a citrus fruit.
[ 1855-60; albedo whiteness, equiv. to alb ( us ) white + -edo n. suffix; cf. TORPEDO ]