albedo

[ al-bee-doh ]

/ ælˈbi doʊ /

noun, plural al·be·dos.

Astronomy. the ratio of the light reflected by a planet or satellite to that received by it.

Meteorology. such a ratio for any part of the earth's surface or atmosphere.

the white, inner rind of a citrus fruit.

Origin of albedo

1855–60; <Late Latin albēdō whiteness, equivalent to alb(us) white + -ēdō noun suffix; cf. torpedo

Words nearby albedo

albarium, albata, albatross, albatross around one's neck, Al-Battani, albedo, albedometer, Albee, Albee, Edward, albeit, Albemarle

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Example sentences from the Web for albedo

For the study, published Monday in Nature Astronomy, scientists used images collected by Hayabusa-2 to parse the rock’s albedo—or reflective properties—to uncover clues to the asteroid’s cosmic mashup.
Bright rocks on Ryugu reveal the asteroid’s violent past|Paola Rosa-Aquino|September 25, 2020|Popular Science
Its "albedo," in other words, is 0·17, which is precisely that ascribed to the moon.
A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century|Agnes M. (Agnes Mary) Clerke
If anything of the right size shows up, decelerate until we can get mass and albedo measurements.
Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet|Harold Leland Goodwin
Its theoretical mean temperature, taking into account both distance from the sun and albedo, is 34° C. below freezing.
A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century|Agnes M. (Agnes Mary) Clerke

The telescopes showed Sennech's albedo down to a fraction of normal; that, he supposed, would indicate smoke in the atmosphere.
Tulan|Carroll Mather Capps
If the asteroid's albedo matched it, that would be one piece of evidence.
Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet|Harold Leland Goodwin

British Dictionary definitions for albedo

albedo

/ (ælˈbiːdəʊ) /

noun

the ratio of the intensity of light reflected from an object, such as a planet, to that of the light it receives from the sun

physics the probability that a neutron passing through a surface will return through that surface

Word Origin for albedo

C19: from Church Latin: whiteness, from Latin albus white

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Scientific definitions for albedo

albedo

[ ăl-bē′dō ]

The fraction of the total light striking a surface that gets reflected from that surface. An object that has a high albedo (near 1) is very bright; an object that has a low albedo (near 0) is dark. The Earth's albedo is about 0.37. The Moon's is about 0.12.

单词	albedo
释义	albedo [ al-bee-doh ] / ælˈbi doʊ / noun, plural al·be·dos. Astronomy. the ratio of the light reflected by a planet or satellite to that received by it. Meteorology. such a ratio for any part of the earth's surface or atmosphere. the white, inner rind of a citrus fruit. Origin of albedo 1855–60; <Late Latin albēdō whiteness, equivalent to alb(us) white + -ēdō noun suffix; cf. torpedo Words nearby albedo albarium, albata, albatross, albatross around one's neck, Al-Battani, albedo, albedometer, Albee, Albee, Edward, albeit, Albemarle Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for albedo For the study, published Monday in Nature Astronomy, scientists used images collected by Hayabusa-2 to parse the rock’s albedo—or reflective properties—to uncover clues to the asteroid’s cosmic mashup. Bright rocks on Ryugu reveal the asteroid’s violent past\|Paola Rosa-Aquino\|September 25, 2020\|Popular Science Its "albedo," in other words, is 0·17, which is precisely that ascribed to the moon. A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century\|Agnes M. (Agnes Mary) Clerke If anything of the right size shows up, decelerate until we can get mass and albedo measurements. Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet\|Harold Leland Goodwin Its theoretical mean temperature, taking into account both distance from the sun and albedo, is 34° C. below freezing. A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century\|Agnes M. (Agnes Mary) Clerke The telescopes showed Sennech's albedo down to a fraction of normal; that, he supposed, would indicate smoke in the atmosphere. Tulan\|Carroll Mather Capps If the asteroid's albedo matched it, that would be one piece of evidence. Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet\|Harold Leland Goodwin British Dictionary definitions for albedo albedo / (ælˈbiːdəʊ) / noun the ratio of the intensity of light reflected from an object, such as a planet, to that of the light it receives from the sun physics the probability that a neutron passing through a surface will return through that surface Word Origin for albedo C19: from Church Latin: whiteness, from Latin albus white Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for albedo albedo [ ăl-bē′dō ] The fraction of the total light striking a surface that gets reflected from that surface. An object that has a high albedo (near 1) is very bright; an object that has a low albedo (near 0) is dark. The Earth's albedo is about 0.37. The Moon's is about 0.12. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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