noun The quality of being absorptive; absorptiveness. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
noun The fraction of radiation absorbed by a surface to the total radiation incident on the surface.
noun 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.