ALBEDO


Meaning of ALBEDO in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ al-ˈbē-(ˌ)dō ]

noun

( plural -dos )

Etymology: Late Latin, whiteness, from Latin albus

Date: circa 1859

: reflective power ; specifically : the fraction of incident radiation (as light) that is reflected by a surface or body (as the moon or a cloud)

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