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Word: Albedo
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century: late Latin, ‘whiteness’, from Latin albus ‘white’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
alˈbiːdəʊ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the proportion of the incident light or radiation that is reflected by a surface, typically that of a planet or moon
Short Definition:proportion of incident light or radiation that is reflected by surface
Examples:- the lunar maria have a lower albedo than the surrounding terrain
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