Albedo - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Albedo :  (noun)

1: the ratio of reflected to incident light [syn: reflective power]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Albedo : \Al*be"do\, n. [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.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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