REFLECTANCE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does reflectance mean? 

• REFLECTANCE (noun)
  The noun REFLECTANCE has 1 sense:

1. the fraction of radiant energy that is reflected from a surface

  Familiarity information: REFLECTANCE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• REFLECTANCE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The fraction of radiant energy that is reflected from a surface

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

coefficient of reflection; reflectance; reflection factor; reflectivity

Hypernyms ("reflectance" is a kind of...):

coefficient (a constant number that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic)

 Context examples 

A method to assess fetal oxygenation status during labor and delivery using a noninvasive reflectance pulse oximeter.

(Fetal Pulse Oximetry, NCI Thesaurus)

The asteroid’s reflectance spectrum — the specific pattern of wavelengths of light reflected from an object — was different to that of similar small Kuiper Belt Objects (KBOs), which typically have uninteresting, featureless spectra that reveal little information about their composition.

(Exiled Asteroid Discovered in Outer Reaches of Solar System, ESO)