albedo

See also: Albedo and albédo

English

Etymology

From Latin albēdō (whiteness).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ælˈbi.doʊ/
  • Hyphenation: al‧be‧do

Noun

albedo (plural albedos or albedoes)

  1. (physics, meteorology, astronomy, optics) The fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body, commonly expressed as a percentage.
  2. (botany) The whitish inner portion of the rind of citrus fruits that is a source of pectin, commonly referred to as the pith.
  3. (alchemy) One of the four major stages of the magnum opus.

Hyponyms

Alchemy

Usage notes

Albedo is to be distinguished from reflectivity, which refers to one specific wavelength (monochromatic radiation).

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Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑlbedo/, [ˈɑlbe̞do̞]
  • Hyphenation: al‧be‧do

Noun

albedo

  1. albedo

Declension

Inflection of albedo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative albedo albedot
genitive albedon albedojen
partitive albedoa albedoja
illative albedoon albedoihin
singular plural
nominative albedo albedot
accusative nom. albedo albedot
gen. albedon
genitive albedon albedojen
partitive albedoa albedoja
inessive albedossa albedoissa
elative albedosta albedoista
illative albedoon albedoihin
adessive albedolla albedoilla
ablative albedolta albedoilta
allative albedolle albedoille
essive albedona albedoina
translative albedoksi albedoiksi
instructive albedoin
abessive albedotta albedoitta
comitative albedoineen

Italian

Noun

albedo f (invariable)

  1. albedo (all senses)

Latin

Etymology

From alb(us) (white) + -ēdō (abstract noun suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

albēdō f (genitive albēdinis); third declension

  1. (Late Latin) white color, whiteness

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative albēdō albēdinēs
Genitive albēdinis albēdinum
Dative albēdinī albēdinibus
Accusative albēdinem albēdinēs
Ablative albēdine albēdinibus
Vocative albēdō albēdinēs

Synonyms

Descendants

References

  • albedo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • albedo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Portuguese

Noun

albedo m (plural albedos)

  1. (physics, meteorology, astronomy) albedo (the fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body)

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin albēdō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alˈbedo/, [alˈβeðo]

Noun

albedo m (plural albedos)

  1. (physics, meteorology, astronomy) albedo (the fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body)

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