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Webster 1913 Edition
Albedo
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Al-be′do
,Noun.
[L., fr.
albus
white.] Whiteness.
Specifically:
(Astron.)
The ratio which the light reflected from an unpolished surface bears to the total light falling upon that surface.
Definition 2025
Albedo
albedo
albedo
English
Noun
albedo (plural albedos or albedoes)
- (physics, meteorology, astronomy) The fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body, commonly expressed as a percentage.
- (biology) The whitish inner portion of the rind of citrus fruits that is a source of pectin, commonly referred to as the pith.
Usage notes
Albedo is to be distinguished from reflectivity, which refers to one specific wavelength (monochromatic radiation).
Translations
the fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
From alb(us) (“white”) + -ēdō (abstract noun suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /alˈbeː.doː/, [aɫˈbeː.doː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /alˈbe.do/, [alˈbeː.do]
Noun
albēdō f (genitive albēdinis); third declension
Synonyms
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | albēdō | albēdinēs |
| genitive | albēdinis | albēdinum |
| dative | albēdinī | albēdinibus |
| accusative | albēdinem | albēdinēs |
| ablative | albēdine | albēdinibus |
| vocative | albēdō | albēdinēs |
Related terms
Related terms
Descendants
- English: albedo
- Italian: albedine
- Portuguese: albedo
- Russian: альбе́до n (alʹbédo)
- Spanish: albédine, albedo
References
- albedo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “albedo”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
Portuguese
Noun
albedo m (plural albedos)
- (physics, meteorology, astronomy) albedo (the fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body)
Spanish
Noun
albedo m (plural albedos)
- (physics, meteorology, astronomy) albedo (the fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body)