English

Noun

absorbance ‎(plural absorbances)

1. (physics) A logarithmic measure of the amount of light that is absorbed when passing through a substance; the capacity of a substance to absorb light of a given wavelength; optical density. [First attested in the mid 20^th century.]^[1]

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1. ↑ Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 9

French

Noun

absorbance f ‎(plural absorbances)

1. the fact of being absorbent