absorbance [noun]

Definition of absorbance:

(physics) a measure of the extent to which a substance transmits light or other electromagnetic radiation

Synonyms of absorbance:

● Optical density

● Photographic density

● Transmission density

● Absorptivity

● Absorbency

● Absorber

● Absorbent

● Absorbed

● Absorbing

● Uptake


Opposite/Antonyms of absorbance:

● Emittance

● Emissivity


Sentence/Example of absorbance:

The absorbance was measured with a microtiter plate reader at a test wavelength of 405 nm.