reflectivity
pronunciation
How to pronounce reflectivity in British English:
UK [ˌri:flekˈtɪvɪti]
How to pronounce reflectivity in American English:
US [ˌriflɛkˈtɪvɪti]
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- Noun:
- the fraction of radiant energy that is reflected from a surface
- the ability to reflect beams or rays
Word Origin
- reflectivity (n.)
- 1849, from reflective + -ity.
Example
- 1. In both cases , the carbon surfaces made the objects good absorbers of light , having extremely low reflectivity .
- 2. Any mechanicalness or reflectivity or infected cause can destroy the nasal function to sustain normal ventilation , and then cause the obsruction of nasal cavity .
- 3. Combined with their reflectivity measurements , they calculated that ships decrease the amount of solar energy absorbed by the oceans by 0.14 milliwatts per square metre ( geophysical research letters , doi : 10.1029 / 2011gl048819 ) .
- 4. The reflectivity ( bond albedo ) of the moon is 0.12 , or 12 percent . The cloud-free earth 's is 0.29 .
- 5. Because reflectivity only involves in thickness , so we add coverage factor to simulate .