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reflectance

noun

  1. capacity of an object to reflect light
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English reflect Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. Old French -ancebor. Middle English -aunce English -ance English reflectance From reflect + -ance.

  1. The ratio of the flux reflected to that incident on a surface.