Reflectance

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The ratio of the flux reflected to that incident on a surface. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the fraction of radiant energy that is reflected from a surface wordnet

Synonyms

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blinkcoefficient of reflectioncoefficient of reflectionreflectionreflection factorreflectivity

Example

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"Satellite instruments measure light emitted or reflected back to space at different wavelengths and create spectral reflectance curves."

Etymology

From reflect + -ance.

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